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B.J. Smith

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Des Moines, Iowa, The United States

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B.J. Smith writes fiction, poetry and commentary on various contemporary topics.

He covered education, police and courthouse beats at various times for Iowa newspapers, and also edited nationally syndicated opinion, health and home-repair columns. Proofreading syndicated crossword puzzles inspired his first crime novel. Bicycling, craft breweries, social media and commuting by bus inspired the second.

B.J. and his wife, Susan, live in Colorado. They enjoy reading, bicycling, hiking with and without their dog, and snowshoeing in the mountains.

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A few weeks ago, The Smith Compound reported on the return of my very own accute myeloid leukemia. (TSC almost always does what I say since I’m the boss here.) New developments: While in the hospital for some chemo, I learned I’d come down with pneumonia. After some recovery in rhe hospital and more chemo at … Continue reading So this is Christmas → Read more of this blog post »

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