The Writing Magpie
by Thomas Whartonin ⚔ Fiction
The Writing Magpie
About the Substack
This elusive bird of the western plains, black and white like ink on paper, shares the odds and ends that it gathers in its notebooks.
About Thomas Wharton
I'm a writer living among trees and birds near the city of Edmonton, Alberta, at the edge of the boreal forest biome, in Treaty 6 territory. I write fiction for adults and kids, and I teach creative writing.
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