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T. M. (Todd) Spooner is the author of novels The Salvation of La Purisima and Notes from Exile. Among others, his short fiction has appeared in The Almagre Review, Latin American Literary Review, and Flying Island Journal as the recipient of the 2022 Short Fiction prize. His essays have appeared in Studies in American Naturalism and Hispanic Journal. Spooner received an M.A. in English Literature from Northern Arizona University and a B.S. in economics from Northern Illinois University.

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