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Mel Bosworth is a writer living in western Massachusetts. His work has appeared in PANK, Annalemma, elimae, New World Writing, and Per Contra, among others. He is the author of the novel Freight (Folded Word, 2011),the novella Grease Stains, Kismet, and Maternal Wisdom (Brown Paper Publishing, 2010), and the fiction chapbook When the Cats Razzed the Chickens (Folded Word, 2009).

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	Grease Stains, Kismet, and Maternal Wisdom 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	EVERY LAUNDROMAT IN THE WORLD 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freight by Mel Bosworth (Goodreads Author), J.S. Graustein (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Cats Razzed the Chickens and Other Stories 4.76 of 5 stars 4.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hamper Affair 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pooh in Meatspace 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nouns of Assemblage by Riley Michael Parker (Goodreads Author), Colleen Elizabeth Rowley, Andrew Borgstrom 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Metazen Christmas by Frank Hinton (Editor), Mike Young (Goodreads Author), Jordan Castro (Goodreads Author) 4.77 of 5 stars 4.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On a Narrow Windowsill Fiction and Poetry Folded onto Twitter by J.S. Graustein (Goodreads Author), xTx (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Mel Bosworth (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.47 of 5 stars 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wrong Tree Review issue 1 by J.A. Tyler (Goodreads Author) (contributor), Sheldon Lee Compton (Editor), Rusty Barnes (Goodreads Author) 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mel Bosworth rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Quantum Manual of Style by Brian Mihok	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Brian Mihok's The Quantum Manual of Style is about how to exist, how to laugh at existence, how to exist as a friend, a family member, a person moving through the universe, bumping and loving and learning. It’s full of examples, too, anecdotes, a ste...more
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Mel Bosworth rated a book 3 of 5 stars Solip by Ken Baumann (Goodreads Author) read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
In Baumann’s otherworldly textual performance/debut novel, the curtain and spotlight of the stage are traded in for the paper and glue of the perfect-bound book. So too is a standard narrative tossed aside, presenting the reader with what can best be...more
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“I don't believe in fate, though, because fate isn't as much fun as freewill. But I do believe that everything is exactly as it should be.”
― Mel Bosworth, Freight

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“Helping is good, but too many helpings make us fat. We forget then. We forget to exercise.”
― Mel Bosworth, Freight

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“Death is a cure to a lot of things like cancer and disease and happiness, although I'm not sure anyone would want to be cured of happiness. And some might not want to be cured from cancer if that cure means death, because then they aren't alive anymore and being alive with cancer is something.”
― Mel Bosworth, Freight

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