Doug Bootes is an artist, writer and father of two daughters who has called Santa Fe, NM home for the past fourteen years, where he’s currently studying creative writing at Santa Fe Community College. He has recently published several short stories and poems in various local competitions and publications, including the Pasatiempo and The Reporter, and is the 2013-14 recipient of the Richard Bradford Memorial Creative Writing scholarship. ---------
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