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 " ossessinga remarkable ear for the cadence of everyday speech," and by '' The New York Times Book Review'' for his "writing hichcrackles 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
* 2004Bibliography
* ''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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