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Andrew John Pixton

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Andrew of Utah has travelled far and deep. After a 2-year LDS mission in Oklahoma he taught ESL in Cusco, Peru for another 2 years. He has 2 B.A.s, Philosophy and International Studies, from the University of Utah.

In between his wanderings, writings, martial arts training, pagan nature worship, and concert fun, he works a day job case managing people experiencing homelessness. He also speaks decent Spanish and studies indigenous languages more than he has time to. His writings come from discoveries made in undisclosed lands and are being released in rapid fashion.

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Speculative Fiction is an umbrella genre that can cover horror, fantasy, science fiction, alternative history, dystopia, apocalypse, and post apocalypse, among others. The purpose is to reframe how we think of something, the human experience or the world we live in.

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“I do not wish you much happiness--it would bore you; I do not wish you trouble either; but, following the people's philosophy, I will simply repeat: 'Live more' and try somehow not to be too bored; this useless wish I am adding on my own.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Demons

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