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Marty Cain is pursuing a PhD in English Language & Literature at Cornell University. His writing has appeared in journals such as Fence, Tarpaulin Sky, Action Yes, Dreginald, The Pinch, Gigantic Sequins, Deluge, and elsewhere. His first book, Kids of the Black Hole, was selected by Megan Kaminski as a finalist for the Bob Kaufman Prize, and was published by Trembling Pillow Press in 2017.
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