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Justin Finley

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Justin Finley is a writer and Cancer from Chicago, IL. He changed his plans to join the U.S. Air Force after attending military school to pursue a degree in Creative Writing at Columbia College Chicago. Justin is color blind but enjoys the effect this has on different shades of orange and pink.

His favorite time is 8:32 PM on Fridays. Justin looks to his dreams when writing fiction and to his diary when creating non-fiction and poetry. His work has been published with Jabber, Pest Control, Mulberry Literary, Soup Magazine, and Mixed Magazine.

Justin currently serves as a Creative Coordinator and Editor at Raging Opossum Press.

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Half His Age

by Jennette McCurdy

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Lost Lambs

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Ghost in the Shell (Ghost in the Shell, #1)

by Masamune Shirow

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