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Louis Skipper (b. 1964) was born in Pearland (Houston), Texas. Educated at Sam Houston State University under Texas Poet Laureate Dr. Paul Ruffin, Rice University, and in the creative writing program at the University of Houston, he went into education himself and was an English teacher for 20 years.

Mr. Skipper began writing in high school and continued in college while serving on the editorial board of both the Sam Houston State Review and the Texas Review. In 1984, he was named Outstanding Student Writer.

His recent books include Anonymous He (poetry) and Pip and the Zombies (a re-write of the Dickens classic Great Expectations) which is being taught at Florida State University.

He is currently at work on The Lost Years of Philip Pirrip, th ...more

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May 18, 2009 12:07PM

Louis Skipper Steven wrote: "Hey Louis! Awesome. Now I have a friend. (Okay, another.) Review some books you hate every now and then. That's my advice. Oh, and tell stories about authors you have met. Very few others c..."

I have a good story about meeting Robert Shapiro.




message 1: by Steven
May 18, 2009 10:40AM

Steven Hey Louis! Awesome. Now I have a friend. (Okay, another.) Review some books you hate every now and then. That's my advice. Oh, and tell stories about authors you have met. Very few others can do that.


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