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Don Peteroy

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in Nyack, New York., The United States

January 01, 1976

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http://burrowpress.com/wally/

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Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Nonfiction

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Don Peteroy is a PhD. candidate at the University of Cincinnati of Cincinnati, majoring in English and Comparative Literature with a Creative Dissertation. The condensed name for the major is "Creative Writing" but it doesn't sound as classy. He earned a BA in Theater Arts from SUNY Fredonia (1999), and spent the subsequent ten years working not in theater, but as a social worker. In 2010, he entered graduate school at UC.

His novella, Wally, will be released by Burrow Press on October 9th 2012. His is the winner of the 2012 Playboy College Fiction contest, and his story "The Circuit Builders" will be in the October issue. His short stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Chattahoochee Review, Yemassee, Worcester Review, Ellipsis, Eleve...more

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This afternoon, I looked at the list of people who have marked my book "to read." I'm still not sure how to navigate Goodreads, but I wish I could "friend" everyone. I don't have an agenda to heckle and prod and spam and do the "hey, did you buy my book?" thing; rather, everyone on the list looks so interesting... the range of literary interests are fascinating. They span from James Patterson t... Read more of this blog post »

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Don Peteroy rated a book 3 of 5 stars Train Dreams by Denis Johnson read in September, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I don't have time to write reviews that are more than a few words. Train Dreams: Johnson does Steinbeck well but leaves no lasting impression.
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Don Peteroy said "yes" to attending "Wally" Book Release Party date: October 13, 2012 06:30AM location: Baba Budan's, 239 West McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH, The United States description: This book release party will feature readings by Don Peteroy, Ryan Rivas, Mike Hampton, Joseph Bates, and Nicola Mason. There will be music by The Knife Incident & No Consolation
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Don Peteroy rated a book 3 of 5 stars Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel Foucault	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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