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PULLINS/FOCUS PUBLISHING</p> <p>If you are looking for the Focus titles I published, they are now being published and sold by my friends at Hackett Publishing <a href="http://www.hackettpublishing.com/"><strong>here</strong></a>.</p> <p>MY RESUME</p> <p>Since 2002, my partner, Leslie Powell and I have been writing plays. We were living at the time in Newburyport MA and became part of the exciting theater and writing community there. In Tucson my focus has been on fiction. A list of my publications are on this list: <a href="http://pullins.com/ron-pullins-resume/">Ron Pullins resume</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>WHAT’S NEW </p> <p><strong>Barbecue,</strong> podcast, Mauhaus Productions, <a href="https://themauhaus.com/2023/08/03/a-blind-play-season-three/?fbclid=IwAR0IZTGYFgCCvnZHeipr5I8qk1HSZcpUPauF82GQe3T-YsjED7RftzOY79E">A Blind Play of Social Forces, season 3</a>, 2024<br>To hear the story read, click <a href="https://www.audacy.com/podcast/a-blind-play-97648/episodes/barbecue-0771d">here</a>.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="819" src="http://pullins.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Barbecue-Poster-1024x819.jpg" alt="Barbecue" class="wp-image-387" srcset="http://pullins.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Barbecue-Poster-1024x819.jpg 1024w, http://pullins.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Barbecue-Poster-300x240.jpg 300w, http://pullins.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Barbecue-Poster-768x614.jpg 768w, http://pullins.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Barbecue-Poster-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, http://pullins.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Barbecue-Poster-850x680.jpg 850w, http://pullins.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Barbecue-Poster.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <p><strong>Dollartorium</strong>, a novel, Unsolicited Press, Jan 2026.</p> <p><strong>The Boss is Dead, </strong>Quarterfinalist for Screencraft Cinematic Prose Writing Competition, 2024. Shortlist Santa Fe Writers Project, 2024.<br><strong>Fracture</strong>, Opening Chapter, from an unpublished novel, Sunspot, 2023<br><strong>Snap</strong>, a short story, Los Angeles Review of Los Angeles, Summer 2024. Go <a href="https://robindunn.com/LAROLA19.pdf">here</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>RESUME FOR LESLIE POWELL</p> <p>This links you to Leslie Powell’s resume: <a href="http://pullins.com/leslie-powell-resume/">Leslie’s page</a>.</p> <p> </p> </div> </article> </main> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="colophon" class="site-footer clearfix"> <div class="content-wrap"> <div class="footer-column-wrapper"> <div class="footer-column-three footer-column-left"> <section id="block-2" class="fbox widget widget_block"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Welcome</h2> </section><section id="block-3" class="fbox widget widget_block widget_text"> <p>I hope you find what you are looking for. 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