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I write stories about weird stuff.

I'm very tall.

I swear more than is really necessary.


No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful


Everybody dies frustrated and sad and that is beautiful


No, I’m not depressed (I’m pretty much never depressed), nor am I quoting They Might Be Giants lyrics just because I saw them live earlier this month (an excellent gig). It’s just that I’ve been thinking about failure, as I am often wont to do, particularly on those days wh...

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Published on May 13, 2013 05:00 • 8 views
Average rating: 3.70 · 116 ratings · 19 reviews · 17 distinct works · Similar authors
The Obituarist
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2012
Hotel Flamingo
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010
Utopia
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3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2002
Godheads and Other Stories
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011
The Descent
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010
Watching the Fireworks
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011
Nine Flash Nine
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013
Nomads
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2.86 of 5 stars 2.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2004
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2006
Earthbound
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Raymond Chandler
“There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself.”
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“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
W. Somerset Maugham




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