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Adam Vine

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Adam Vine was born in Northern California. He has lived in five countries and visited almost forty. A narrative designer for video games by trade, he is also the author of two novels and many short stories. When he is not writing, he is traveling, reading something icky, or playing his guitar.

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Poetry: A Previewed Death

New poem today in The Pixelated Shroud.

“A Previewed Death” was written and submitted in 2022.

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“You're the man now, dog,”
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“The dead girl dropped her cigarette and went into the garage.”
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“My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader, and reread with increased pleasure.”
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