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William Jensen earned his MFA in creative writing from Texas State University. His short fiction has appeared in NORTH DAKOTA QUARTERLY, THE TEXAS REVIEW, STONEBOAT, and in other various journals and anthologies. He now lives in Texas. His debut novel, CITIES OF MEN, is available now wherever fine books are sold.

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	Cities of Men 4.14 avg rating — 56 ratings — 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
	Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers vol. 4 by Bret McCormick (Editor), William Jensen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2019 — 4 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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William Jensen liked Ingrid Stephens's review of Absolute Zero: "Blackberry Winter. A rare snow falls on Anson, Texas. A spot in the middle of Texas that rarely sees a cold winter let alone snow. Almost immediately people start to panic when. They wake up and find I've, snow, and no electricity. Texas isn't bu" Read more of this review »
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William Jensen liked Erin Newton's review of Absolute Zero: "3.5 stars. Great collection to chill your bones. I enjoyed more than half of these stories except: Watch 'Em Freeze; Find A Boy; Cold Case; Warm; and Saturn. Blackberry Winter scared me the most for some reason. The Squall was the best story in the c" Read more of this review »
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