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If you’ve ever had the pleasure of being in residence at VCCA, you’ll recognize this photo–it’s the last thing you see as you leave the grounds. It’s a warning, but it’s also an invitation to carry your creative energy back with you to whatever your “real” life is like. So I’m home now after a productive two weeks in Studio W2, and hope I can do exactly that.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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