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Troy Aaron Ratliff

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Troy Aaron Ratliff was born and raised in Hamilton, Ohio and self educated in writing, art and voice impersonations. When he's not reading, writing, sketching, or cooking up his next monstrosity, you can generally find him defending the galaxy from the forces of evil, feeding hippopotamuses, dining with foreign dignitaries and Zen masters, waking up to his supermodel wife, altering the space-time inter-dimensional warp or, more than likely, stuck in traffic somewhere in Southern California on his magic carpet. ...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 686 ratings · 147 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Do I Bother You at Night?: A Disturbing Rural American Horror Novel 3.55 avg rating — 419 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Something Found: A Coin (Something Found #1) 3.87 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Silver Sickle by Ellie Ann (Goodreads Author), Troy Aaron Ratliff (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Uninvited Guest 3.74 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Little Bernie's Map 4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Just Past the Trees 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	High Bridge 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Going Down 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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You Like It Darker

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How to Read and Why

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“It was no wonder Dustin immersed himself in his horror movies. It was something different, something to distract him from the boredom — a cheap thrill.”
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“We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.”
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“Those who shun the whimsy of things will experience rigor mortis before death.”
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“Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct.”
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“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?”
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message 7: by Blak

Feb 02, 2013 12:02AM

Nice to meet you, Troy! All the best. :D

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message 6: by Troy

Oct 06, 2012 08:21PM

Carole wrote: "thank you for the add!
Great avatar, reminds me of Lovecraft cthulhu stuff!"

Oh thanks Carole! No Great Gods of evil and madness here, just Space Octopi.

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message 5: by Troy

Oct 06, 2012 08:19PM

Julie wrote: "I like your sense of humour! :)"

Thanks Julie! Sorry for the redunkerously late response! I just noticed these comments down here! *Big Bear Hug!*

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message 4: by Julie

Jun 23, 2012 02:41AM

I like your sense of humour! :)

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message 3: by Carole

May 30, 2012 02:20AM

thank you for the add!
Great avatar, reminds me of Lovecraft cthulhu stuff!

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message 2: by Collette

May 13, 2012 10:23AM

Hi Troy!

It's great to connect here. Thanks so much :D

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message 1: by Jill

May 11, 2012 06:30PM

Thanks for your friendship on Goodreads, Troy.

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