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George Polley

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in Santa Barbara, California, The United States

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Originally from Seattle, my wife and I moved to Sapporo, Japan in early 2008, where I write full time.

I began writing in the mid 1960s, beginning with a novel (unpublished) and poetry. My first short story, "Jonah's Birth" was published in "The South Dakota Review". Since then I've published fiction & poetry in a number of publications, including "The Palestine Chronicle", "The View From Here" and "A Rainbow Feast: New Asian Short Stories" (Mohammad Quayum, editor) published by Marshall Cavendish Editions, Singapore, in 2011.

Three of my novels ("The Old Man and the Monkey", "Grandfather and the Raven" and "Bear", a novel about an unusual dog and his human friend Andy, are published by Taylor Street Publishing, San Francisco. "The City Has ...more

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	The Old Man & The Monkey 4.24 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The City Has Many Faces: A love story about Mexico City 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Swimming with a Hundred Year Old Snapping Turtle by Freya Manfred

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“My poems are written by a spirit on a stone." So begins the first poem in this exquisite little book.

If you're not familiar with Freya Manfred's poetry, this book is an excellent place to begin. If you are familiar with her poetry, add this to your collection. Reading it is a deep and rich experience. She Read more of this blog post »

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“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
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