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David J. Spear

David J. Spear received the Howard Chapnick Grant in 2000. His book, Gas Smells But Not Like Skunks, is published by Strike West Picture Press. He is currently working with young people on the Flathead Reservation in Montana.

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Art & Photography | Issue 85 padlock
Art & Photography | Issue 85 padlock

Good Father

David J. Spear

‘My father was up early. Everything was in place: his books in their bag; each prayer and reading marked; his shoes shined, his shirt and collar, his cassock and cope pressed.’

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