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David Meischen is the author of Nopalito, Texas: Stories (University of New Mexico Press, 2024) and Caliche Road Poems (Lamar University Literary Press, 2024). Anyone’s Son, from 3: A Taos Press, won Best First Book of Poetry from the Texas Institute of Letters in 2020. A Pushcart honoree, with a personal essay in Pushcart Prize XLII, David is cofounder and Managing Editor of Dos Gatos Press. He lives in Albuquerque, NM with his husband—also his co-publisher and co-editor—Scott Wiggerman.

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	Nopalito, Texas: Stories 4.63 avg rating — 24 ratings	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
	Anyone's Son 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2020	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
	Texas Poetry Calendar 2015 by David Meischen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Scott Wiggerman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Annie Neugebauer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	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
	Texas Poetry Calendar 2014 by David Meischen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Scott Wiggerman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cindy Huyser (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013	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
	Weaving the Terrain: 100-Word Southwestern Poems by David Meischen (Goodreads Author) (editor), Scott Wiggerman (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	Storylandia, Issue 34: The Distance Between Here and Elsewhere: Three Stories by David Meischen (Goodreads Author), Ginger Mayerson (Goodreads Author) (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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