Sermon Fire

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fullworlddone.

Adam’s writing has recently appeared or is forthcoming in 3 A.M. Magazine, Elimae, Johnny America, PANK, Storyglossia, and Underground Voices. He is the author of an ebook, The Nurse and The Patient (Pangur Ban Party, 2009). He lives in Brooklyn and works in publishing. Visit him here.