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WORDSMITH INTERVIEW – JEFFREY JAMES HIGGINS

Crack the Spine Literary Magazine Published by March 1, 2019 Jeffrey James Higgins Age: 53 Location: Alexandria, Virginia Education: I have a BS in journalism, from Boston University, and an MS in criminal justice, from the University of Cincinnati. The Writer How...

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Get Published Podcast

Paul Brodie interviewed me on the Get Published Podcast. We talked about craft, my recent books, and the difficulties getting published. Listen to Episode 241 here: ...

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Blown Away

Crack the Spine Literary MagazineBy Jeffrey James Higgins Published January 25, 2019 The sailboat’s white hull reflected the sun—the bleached fiberglass glowing atop the murky waters of the Potomac River—offering the ancient promise of escape, relaxation, and...

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My Grandfather’s Eyes

AdelaideMagazine.org Adelaide Literary Magazine By Jeffrey James Higgins Published November 2018 I wrote My Grandfather’s Eyes many years ago, after the death of my grandfather. It was chosen as a finalist for the best essay of 2018 and published n the Adelaide...

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Quoted in Congressional Report

https://uscc.gov/Research/fentanyl-flows-china-update-2017  November 26, 2018
 Fentanyl Flows from China: An Update since 2017 Sean O’Connor, Policy Analyst, Economics and Trade Acknowledgments: The author thanks Jeffrey James Higgins and officials at the U.S. Drug...

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Quoted in the New York Times

Trump Says China Will Curtail Fentanyl. The U.S. Has Heard That Before. By Sui-Lee Wee Published December 3, 2018 New York Times BEIJING — China vows to stem the supply of the powerful opioid fentanyl flowing into the United States. It pledges to target exports of...

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Quoted in Fox News Article

Chapo may be on trial, but his Sinaloa cartel still doing huge US business By Hollie McKay / Fox News The rear windshield of a vehicle is held together by a transparent film with an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, after being struck by bullets in Culiacan, Mexico,...

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National Novel Writing Month

I won the National Novel Writing Month challenge by completing the first draft of my new medical thriller—Voyage—in 20 days. This was my first time participating in the challenge and I really enjoyed being part of a supportive community of writers from all over the...

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Higgins Quoted in Viral Counterterrorism Article

Cynthia Farahat reported this week that Afghan Taliban Co-Founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was released from prison in Pakistan and that al-Qaeda has sworn an oath of allegiance to the Taliban, creating a significant terrorism threat. Her article went viral across...

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