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Eric Duran-Valle is a writer and musician. His writing has appeared in Lights Off, Desert Companion, TheList.Vegas, In Parentheses, The Colored Lens, and Las Vegas Writes. He is often mistaken for the outlaw musician the Scoundrel of the Sage and formerly played bass in alt pop band Switterbeet. He currently serves as the Board Chair for Vegas Vista Academy, a charter school in Las Vegas, NV.