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Author: Whittier Strong

Essayist Whittier Strong got his MFA in creative writing with a focus in nonfiction at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2017, writing for The MFA Years in 2014 and 2015. Before all that, he graduated from Metropolitan State University with a BA in creative writing. He has special interests in sociology and philosophy, and his work has been featured in The Rumpus. Email Whittier at whittierstrong@hotmail.com.

May 29, 2014October 11, 2020Whittier Strong

Whittier Strong (University of Alaska Fairbanks ’17) Introduction

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