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Duncan Shields

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Duncan Shields is a computer games animator, spoken-word poet, and flash-fiction writer. He is a staff writer at 365tomorrows.com. He made it to the 2018 CBC Poetry Prize long list. He is also a two-time Vancouver Haiku, Ghost Story, and Nerd Poetry Champion. He has five small volumes of poetry in print but he’s happy to present this first book of flash fiction. He lives in Vancouver, BC, with his wife and daughter and their cat.

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The Ultimates, Vol. 2: All Power to the People

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My Canadian literature adventures continue. Tay John is a powerful book that needs to be savored. Original and moving. The text can be dense at times but that's because there's an economy to it, packing a lot of brilliant observations and description ...more
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