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D. James Smith

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in Fresno, CA, The United States

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Poetry, Children's Books, Literature & Fiction

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A recipient of an NEA fellowship in poetry and the Edgar Allan Poe Award in fiction, D. James Smith’s poems and stories have appeared recently in The Malahat Review, New Millennium Writings & The Notre Dame Review. His books include the novel My Brother’s Passion (Permanent Press, 2004) and three collections of poems, The Dead Ventriloquist (Ahsahta Press, 1995) and Sounds The Living Make (S. F. Austin State Univ., 2012) and Cafe Dissertation (HipPocket Press, 2023.) He has also published four novels for teens: Fast Company, The Boys of San Joaquin, Probably The World's Best Story About a Dog and the Girl Who Loved Me, and It Was September When We Ran Away.(DK, 1999; Atheneum, 2005, 2006, 2008).

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I have come off of a streak writing novels for teens. I consider myself a poet, but needed to do something to "decompress" from poetry. I also needed to laugh and wanted to see if I could write humor. I knew it would be a huge challenge. I think comedic actors are seen as lightweight and this is just an ignorant take on the matter. I have NEVER been able to write a funny poem.

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	The Boys of San Joaquin 3.63 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Probably the World's Best Story About a Dog and the Girl Who Loved Me 3.63 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2006 — 4 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
	It Was September When We Ran Away the First Time 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2008 — 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 Brother's Passion 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	Fast Company 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1999	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
	Hacking: Ethical Hacking Now! A Beginner's Guide to Grey Hat and Ethical Hacking 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015	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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D. Smith said: " This book is of special interest since it is written by a scholar and an accomplished writer in his own right. "

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“He’s too tired to squirm clear of her, which is good ‘cause pinching and kissing and hugging will calm an Italian mother-person better than anything.”
― D. James Smith, Probably the World's Best Story About a Dog and the Girl Who Loved Me

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