Richard DugginRaised in New England, with degrees in literature and writing from the University of New Hampshire and the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop, Richard Duggin spent 55 years teaching fiction writing at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he funded a four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in creative writing, and a two-year low residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing program. He is still teaching and writing. His published books include the novel, The Music Box Treaty; a short story collection, Why Won't You Talk to Me; and this novel, Woman Refusing to Leave. A new novel recently completed, The Snipe Hunters: Boys in Exile, is yet due to be published. Other stories of his have appeared in periodicals such as Playboy, American Literary Journal, Beloit Fiction Journal, Laurel Review, Kansas Quarterly, The Sun, and elsewhere. Read More Read Less