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Mark Tompkins founded the Aspen Writers' Network and he serves on the board of Aspen Words, a program of the Aspen Institute. He is a published poet and international award winning photographer whose work is held in the permanent collections of museums in the United States and abroad. Born in Texas of Irish ancestry, Tompkins lives in Boston, Houston, and Aspen. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkTompkins...
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The Last Days of Magic

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