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Jamie Lyn Smith

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Jamie Lyn Smith is a writer, editor, and teacher. She earned her BA in English and Theatre from Kenyon College, her Masters in Education from Fordham University, and her MFA in Creative Writing from Ohio State. Jamie Lyn is the Fiction Editor at BreakBread Magazine and a Consulting Editor for the Kenyon Review. Her work has appeared in The Pinch, The Mississippi Review, The Kenyon Review, American Literary Review, Yemassee, Bayou, and other fine literary magazines. She is currently working on Hometown, a novel about millennial crises and the rise of white nationalism in the rural Midwest, for which she received a 2020 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award. Her short story collection, Township, is forthcoming from Cornerstone Press i ...more

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Jamie Lyn Smith My proofs are due Monday. There it is, in one sentence.
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Jamie Lyn Smith I would love to travel to the world of Luis Alberto Urrea's The Hummingbird's Daughter. Not only is it one of my favorite books, but the way that Urre…moreI would love to travel to the world of Luis Alberto Urrea's The Hummingbird's Daughter. Not only is it one of my favorite books, but the way that Urrea employs character to deliniate and enrich setting is like watching a master weaver create a tapestry. I was fascinated with the pre-revolutionary setting. (less)
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Conversations with Mother Mary by Mikki Baloy
Conversations with Mother Mary: Loving Wisdom from Her Life to Yours
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Mikki's writing sings, and it her reflections on Mother Mary are melodic and contemplative. Although I began reading knowing that I was in unfamiliar territory with this spiritual practice, her down-to-earth approach made me feel welcome as a reader. ...more
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