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Based in San Diego, CA, JD Clapp writes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction with a gritty slant. He also occasionally publishes photos and photo/poem hybrid works.
JD’s work has appeared in over 50 different literary journals and magazines including Cowboy Jamboree, The Dead Mule, trampset, and Poverty House.
In 2023, his story Faint Memories of a Disaster, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in nonfiction. JD’s short fiction, One Last Drop, was a finalist in the Hemingway Shorts, Short Story competition.
He has published two chapbooks: Five Things that Happened in Bars and Underbelly:Grit Poems (both Alien Buddha Press). His first novella and short story collection, Poachers and Pills will be published in 2025 by Cowboy Jamboree Press.
Email: jdclappwrites@gmail.com
Twitter: @jdclappwrites.com
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Phone: (619) 495 - 1391
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