Life
He received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah. Spencer recently retired from teaching literature and creative writing at Ohio University. He has been praised by Michael Chabon for "[possessing] a remarkable ear for the cadence of everyday speech," and by the ''New York Times Book Review'' for his "writing [which] crackles with freshness and lucidity, featuring characters who slide into one another in random encounters and relationships." He currently teaches creative writing at Southern Utah University.Awards
* Drue Heinz Literature Prize * 201Bibliography
* ''A Woman Packing a Pistol'' (1987), a collection of short stories. * ''Our Secret's Out'' (1993), a collection of short stories. * ''Caution: Men in Trees'' (2002), a collection of short stories. * ''Bring Your Legs with You'' (2004), interconnected short stories. * ''One Mile Past Dangerous Curve'' (2005), a novel.References
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