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Author Spearwood, OR and Repairable Men: Stories. Stuff in literary journals. Pushcart noms. Professor Pacific University & University of Portland. Fishtrap Fellow. California native. New West. Trains. Black coffee. Fire dragon. Writing.
Admiring, mooning over, loving, and learning to write stunning sentences
Essays on the last 2,000 years of scientific and religious development, and how the battle between them got us into this mess.
I'm an author, artist, and creative writing professor who writes and draws about the messy and meaningful act of making art and telling stories.