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Jerrod Edson

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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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Author of seven books. Recipient of The David Adams Richards Prize, Relit Award shortlist. Most recent titles include the novella ANIMALS (2025) and the novel THE BOULEVARD (2023), available at Amazon, Indigo, and Galleon Books.

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“Joan Finch is tall and sickly thin. She is wearing a tight black dress that accentuates her bony legs, the crookedness of her body. She looks like a burnt matchstick.”
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“Any artist who has ever created something worthwhile has done so by staying true to himself. You can't do it any other way.”
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“Queen Victoria had the face of an old potato that has sat at the bottom of a bucket too long.”
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“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”
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“Any artist who has ever created something worthwhile has done so by staying true to himself. You can't do it any other way.”
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“Art lights the world," Hemingway said. "And everyone in it.”
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