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Arthur Avalos

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in Chicago, The United States
December 28, 1982

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Arthur Avalos is a Chicago based Author and practicing therapist. He lives in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago with his two cats, dog and partner.

Arthur spends his time working on short stories, poetry and other forms of fiction writing. He is currently working on a short story collection and a book of poetry.

When he is not writing he is at the bookstore buying more books for his ever-growing home library with a TBR that he will most likely never get to.

Something Happened is Arthurs debut novel and The House Behind the Creek is his first published short story.

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Something Happened

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The House Behind the Creek

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“I found out the houses we were looking at were the houses of the women he was seeing behind my mom’s back.”
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