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Kyle Farnworth

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Kyle Farnworth is an author and educator from New Bedford, Massachusetts. He grew up surrounded by the rich history and working-class resilience of his hometown, elements that deeply influence his writing.

He earned a B.A. in English (Writing Concentration) from Bridgewater State University, followed by a Master’s in Teaching (Secondary English) from Brandeis University. For the past decade, he has dedicated himself to teaching middle school English. He spent five years in Newton, MA, before returning to New Bedford to teach in the community that shaped him.

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Whalers: A Novel

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Medusa is Finished (and More Updates)

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This has been a long time coming.

I started Medusa: Or, Men Entombed in Winter before my first novel was even released. It started as a man running away from a cult with two young daughters, but quickly grew and grew and became something so much more.

A little less than a year later, the novel is finally do

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“I think that’s what is so powerful about art. It truly doesn’t matter what other people think of it or how much money it makes; creation, in itself, is therapy.”
Kyle Farnworth, Whalers: A Novel

“I think that’s what is so powerful about art. It truly doesn’t matter what other people think of it or how much money it makes; creation, in itself, is therapy.”
Kyle Farnworth, Whalers: A Novel

“His feet are light and nimble. He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.”
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West

“We think we have many desires, but in fact we have only one. What is it?” “To live,” said Camilla. “To live forever,”
Donna Tartt, The Secret History

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