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Thank you, Naomi.

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Let's go for another
round of applause.

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All right, now we have Harrison.

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Harrison Candelaria
Fletcher is the author

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of Descanso for My Father,
Fragments of a Life,

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part of the University of
Nebraska Press American

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Lives Series, edited
by Tobias Wolff.

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His work has appeared in
numerous literary journals

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and anthologies, including
New Letters, Fourth Genre,

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and a touchstone anthology
of contemporary creative

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nonfiction, which selected
his essay, Beautiful

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City of Tirzah, as among 50
outstanding works since 1970.

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He is the New Letters
Literary Award winner,

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five time Pushcart
Prize nominee,

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and finalist of the National
Magazine Award, Pen Center

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USA, and the Bakeless
Literary Prize.

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He is also the founding
editor of Shadow Box Magazine,

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and has taught creative writing
at Regis University's master

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of arts program, the University
of Denver's University College,

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and Lighthouse Writers'
Workshop in Denver.

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And right after
his residency here,

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he's heading on down
to Richmond, Virginia,

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where he's going to start up
the Nonfiction Program there.

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So at Virginia
Commonwealth University,

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so it's really exciting,
he's on his way there.

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And let's please welcome
Harrison Candelaria Fletcher.

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