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Alexander Kern

Alexander Kern is a full time legal records clerk and part time writer. When he is not attempting to be the next Harvey Pekar, he lives, works, and enjoys the company of his wife and their senior cat in Seattle, Washington. His most recent work is the satirical book The Picayune Intelligencer: Collected Articles 1962-2015.

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