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I write short stories populated by characters facing absurd, comically sad situations. Read some of them at www.willwilloughby.com.

My work appears in various publications, including Epiphany, Pangyrus, BULL, Points in Case, and Pithead Chapel. I've been nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize. In 2025, my story "Downstream Benefits" won the Maine Literary Award for Short Fiction and was listed as a distinguished story in The Best American Short Stories. My debut collection, While I Have You (Littoral Books) will launch on April 8, 2027.

Writing a good story takes a lot of work and time, and it's the opposite of lucrative. If you like my stuff, please spread the word and give what you can. I'd be deliriously grateful.

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