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J.B. Velasquez

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J. B. Velasquez has always been an avid reader and lover of witty, satirical, and thoughtful fiction. His writing reflects upon his own inquiries and observations about life through the lens of interesting and deeply flawed characters.

J. B., a psychotherapist of twenty years, lives in the American Southwest with his beautiful wife and two kids who refuse to stop growing--no matter how much he tells them to cut it out.

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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal

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