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A native New Englander, Gene Twaronite now lives in Tucson, Arizona. His published books include five poetry collections, including Trash Picker on Mars, a winner of the 2017 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award. He is also the author of juvenile fiction, a rhyming picture book, and four collections of short stories and humor essays. A former Writer-in-Residence for Pima County Public Libraries, he leads a poetry workshop for the Universty of Arizona OLLI program. Follow more of Gene’s writing at his website: genetwaronitepoet.com.

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	My Vacation in Hell 4.02 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Family That Wasn't: A Fable 3.37 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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
	Dragon Daily News 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	The Absurd Naturalist. Irreverent Musings on Nature 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014 — 2 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
	My Life as a Sperm: Essays from the Absurd Side 3.20 avg rating — 5 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
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Understand Nothing

What kind of name is that?
asks the clerk at the Motor Vehicle Department.
And so it begins.

I tell her it’s bastardized Lithuanian,
and originally meant “God’s gift,”
or maybe “God’s beetle.”
But it got butchered at Ellis Island,
reduced to a lower state of grace,
like Lithuania itself.
Invaded, occupied, and bullied
by one country after another,
only to be humiliated by bureaucrats
who can’t be bothered to

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The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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Great to see you on my site--I'm so new at this, I reek green, but am liking the site. Thanks for "friending" me. We are acquainted through PWP in Prescott and I really enjoyed your talk a couple of weeks ago on the panel discussion!

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