Tom Dooley (born 1970) was the founder of

Eclectica Magazine ''Eclectica Magazine'' is one of the oldest surviving online literary publications. History and profile Founded in 1996 by Chris Lott and Tom Dooley, ''Eclectica'' extensive and growing archives contain poetry, fiction, non-fiction, miscellany, t ...

along with

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in 1996. Dooley was born on an island in the

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and attended high school in

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, graduating in 1988. He went to college in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois, studying creative writing under Tom Churchill and

Richard G. Stern Richard Gustave Stern (February 25, 1928 – January 24, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and educator. Stern was born in New York City on February 25, 1928. He attended the University of North Carolina from which he gra ...

. For the next eleven years, he taught and coached a variety of subjects and grades in Alaska, Arizona, and Wisconsin before taking a degree in public administration and settling in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He lives there today and works for the government, continuing to edit ''Eclectica'' in his spare time. Dooley is a strong proponent of online publishing which he says results in a unique style of writing being published online. In 2003, Dooley edited the anthology ''Eclectica Magazine Best Fiction V1'', which was a finalist for the Independent Publisher Book Award. In 2016, the ''Eclectica'' imprint released four new "best of" collections, ''Best Fiction V2'', ''Best Nonfiction V1'', ''Best Poetry V1'', and ''Speculative Edition V1'', as well as a collection of travel writing by William Reese Hamilton titled ''Tales of Choroní: Little Adventures in the Middle of Nowhere''.Tales of Choroní: Little Adventures in the Middle of Nowhere
by William Reese Hamilton" Dooley also contributes to ''Eclectica'' as an op-ed writer in the magazine's Salon section, has done the occasional music review, and once interviewed well-known conspiracy theorist

Michael Ruppert Michael Craig Ruppert (February 3, 1951 – April 13, 2014) was an American writer and musician, Los Angeles Police Department officer, investigative journalist, political activist, and peak oil awareness advocate known for his 2004 book ''Crossi ...

. His review of

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's self-titled debut album and his discussion of

John D. MacDonald John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916December 28, 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories. He is known for his thrillers. MacDonald was a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida. On ...

Travis McGee John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916December 28, 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories. He is known for his thrillers. MacDonald was a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida. On ...

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Bibliography

* ''Eclectica Magazine Best Fiction V1'' (Eclectica Press International, 2003) - Series and volume editor * ''Eclectica Magazine Best Fiction V2'' (Eclectica Publishing Intl LLC, 2016) - Series and volume editor * ''Eclectica Magazine Best Nonfiction V1'' (Eclectica Publishing Intl LLC, 2016) - Series editor * ''Eclectica Magazine Best Poetry V1'' (Eclectica Publishing Intl LLC, 2016) - Series editor * ''Eclectica Magazine Speculative Edition V1'' (Eclectica Publishing Intl LLC, 2016) - Series and volume editor

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