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    A new type of journalism from the Pacific Northwest.

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    Author of Blazing Eye Sees All and When the Moon Turns to Blood. Host of Bundyville, Two Minutes Past Nine, Burn Wild, Hush. Freelance journalist.

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    Oregon Journalist • Podcast producer • Hush • Bundyville • Dying for a Fight

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    Spokane, WA. Reporter.

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