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Emmalee Barnett

15 December 2025

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Emmalee Barnett Spokane

Emmalee is a writer and editor with a love of nature and stories. She is the editor of TNOC’s magazine and various fiction projects and the Co-director for NBS Comics. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Literature from Missouri State University and currently resides in the tiny town of Spokane, MO.

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