Whompyjawed

''Whompyjawed'' is the

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by American author

Mitch Cullin Mitch Cullin (born March 23, 1968) is an American writer. He is the author of seven novels, and one short story collection. He currently resides in Arcadia, California and Tokyo, Japan with his partner and frequent collaborator Peter I. Chang. H ...

. It is the first installment of the writer's ''Texas Trilogy'' that also includes the dark novel-in-verse ''

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'' and the surrealistic novel '' Tideland''. ''Whompyjawed'' was first published in September 1999 as a hardcover edition from The Permanent Press. A trade paperback edition was published by

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in April 2001, but as of 2007, it is no longer in print. 1999 American novels Novels by Mitch Cullin Native American novels Novels set in Texas Texas Trilogy American bildungsromans 1999 debut novels Permanent Press (publisher) books {{1990s-bildungsroman-stub