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Robert Bires

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A graduate of the University of New Hampshire's Master of Arts Writing Program, Robert Bires has published stories and poems in a variety of literary journals over several decades.

For thirty-seven years, he was an English teacher and then Dean of Student Life at the McCallie School, an all-boys college preparatory school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. While at McCallie, using a grant, he wrote a book on student writing, 100 Paths To Writing, which was distributed to the faculty.

He lives with his wife in Tennessee. He published his first book, Small Intentions, in 2025. His latest book, The Book of Stroke, will be released in April, 2026. ...more

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