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Four writers reflect on what they learned at UC, launching books during the pandemic, and their return visits to Cincinnati.

Wandering through Cincinnati’s literary scene one poet, book fair, kids’ class, and bookstore at a time.

Cincinnati Magazine At what age did you leave Cincinnati, and when did you return? I was gone for a couple of years after high school, back at 20, then left again in 2005. I came back in late 2018. Why did you return? Things took a turn toward rotten at the publishing house where I’d spent a decade, so I decided to leave the company. This was in the Boston/Cambridge area, where I’d been since 2006. I headed home to Cincinnati without a solid plan; I figured I’d spend some time ...