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Matthew Friday teaches third grade at Pine Ridge Elementary in Bend, and is the author of the forthcoming poetry collection "The Residents."

Poet Matthew Friday of Bend is someone you might consider a late bloomer — he certainly does.

“Everything in my life is definitely kind of a late-bloomer, but better late than never, right?†the 48-year-old said.

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"The Residents," a chapbook by Matthew Friday of Bend.

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David Jasper is a features reporter and editor born and raised in Miami. An avid skateboarder, he began his journalism career in 1995 and has lived in Bend with his family since 2001.

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