Emma S. Thornton grew up on the New Hampshire seacoast and studied folklore and archival studies at the University of Vermont. After working as a bookseller and a public library archivist, she completed an MFA at a small program in the Pacific Northwest, where she began writing fiction about memory, place, and the stories towns tell about themselves. Her short work has appeared in regional journals and anthologies, and she has taught community workshops on family histories and oral storytelling. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her spouse and a very old dog.
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