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Troy Blackford

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in San Francisco, CA, The United States

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Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories

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Gravity, EM Radiation, Strong Force, Weak Force

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Troy Blackford lives in the Twin Cities, and writes daily on the bus. He has six published short stories - 'Birds on Glass' in the Fall 2010 issue of 'Black Oak Presents,' 'A Day in the Life of an Endless Night Spent Under Deathworld in the Time After the Cataclysm' in the April/May/June 2012 issue of 'The Storyteller,' 'Now for the Sunbeams' in the Spring 2012 of 'The Avalon Literary Review,' 'A Day in the Life of an Endless Night Spent Under Deathworld in the Time After the Cataclysm' in the 2012 issue of 'Character I,' 'Seeing the World for Pennies a Day' in the October 2012 issue of 'Epiphany Magazine,' and 'Whalesong' in the October 2012 issue of 'Inkspill Magazine.'

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Average rating: 4.18 · 94 ratings · 48 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors

	Critical Incident 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Through the Woods 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 17 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
	Emergent Pattern 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 10 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
	'A Sudden Outburst of Cosmic Duck' 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 7 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
	Out the Door 4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Under the Wall 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings	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
	Formland 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	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
	For Those With Eyes to See 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 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
	They Who Cry Out Seek to be Heard 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 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
	Outtakes of Cosmic Duck 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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The Fifth Essence: The Search For Dark Matter In The Universe

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message 22: by Jona

Sep 30, 2012 07:53am

Thanks for the add Troy! ;)

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message 21: by Jodie

Sep 30, 2012 07:15am

Hi troy thanks for friend add :)

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message 20: by Saul

Sep 25, 2012 09:52am

Thanks for the friend request, Troy! It's great to meet a fellow writer. Your books look right up my alley. Looking forward to bumping into you here in the GR halls.
~Saul

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message 19: by Tamara Rose

Sep 25, 2012 07:13am

Hey Troy! Thanks for your friendship :D

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message 18: by Jenni

Sep 25, 2012 06:14am

Hi Troy!
Thanks for the friend add :D

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message 17: by Yvette

Sep 25, 2012 03:33am

Thanks for the invite.

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message 16: by Debbie

Sep 08, 2012 06:18pm

Hi Troy. Thanks for the friendship on Goodreads. I look forward to discussing books with you. :)

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message 15: by Blak

Sep 04, 2012 04:07pm

Nice to meet you, Troy - all the best! :D

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message 14: by Selena

Sep 04, 2012 06:10am

Thank you for the friend request.

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message 13: by Simon

Sep 02, 2012 06:34pm

Thanks for looking me up, Troy.

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message 12: by Karen

Aug 30, 2012 09:47pm

Thanks Troy for friending,
Please check out my gutsy memoir, ME & HER: a Memoir of Madness.
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message 11: by Will

Aug 29, 2012 01:09pm

Thanks for the friendship request ^_^.

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message 10: by Jill

Aug 28, 2012 01:45pm

Thanks for your friendship on Goodreads, Troy.

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message 9: by Aline

Aug 26, 2012 09:18pm

Hi Troy,
Thanks for the friend request :)

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message 8: by Midu

Aug 17, 2012 01:07pm

Thanks for the invite!

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message 7: by Carole

Aug 08, 2012 06:40am

Hi Troy, thanks for adding me!

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message 6: by Dianna

Aug 08, 2012 04:05am

Thanks for the friends request :)

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message 5: by Charlotte

Aug 07, 2012 10:22pm

Thank you for your friendship, Troy. Have to say this is one interesting page! LIKE. Checked a couple of your book reviews and they sound interesting.

Best wishes and success in your writing.

~Charlotte M. Liebel
@Sharliebel

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message 4: by Tien

Aug 07, 2012 09:36pm