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193 About the Author Lee Maynard, also the author of The Scummers and Screaming with the Cannibals, was born and raised in the small towns and hollows of Wayne County, West Virginia, where his relatives have dwelt for over two hundred years. His work has appeared in Columbia Review of Literature, Appalachian Heritage, Kestrel, Reader’s Digest, The Saturday Review, Rider Magazine, Washington Post, Country America, The Christian Science Monitor, and many other publications. Specializing in the novel, Maynard has taught at many national and regional workshops, including the Appalachian Writers Workshop, SouthWest Writers Workshop, and West Virginia Writers’ Conference. He has served as Writing Master at Allegheny Echoes. An avid outdoorsman and conservationist, Maynard is a mountaineer , sea kayaker, skier, and former professional river runner. Currently, he serves as President and CEO of The Storehouse, an independently funded, nonprofit food pantry in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He received the 2008 Turquoise Chalice Award to honor his dedication to this organization. ...

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