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Christian Chiakulas

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I was born in Chicago and grew up in Oak Park. My 7th-grade English teacher got me into fiction writing with the short story contests he held in class on Fridays.

I live in Chicago with my wife Sara, two kids, and too many animals.

I write fantasy and hardboiled fiction, tabletop RPGs, and history-related nonfiction.

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Bill Clinton is Writing a Novel with James Patterson, Apparently

I know I said I'd keep politics out of this as much as possible, but "as much as possible" doesn't mean "completely" so....

I just learned that Bill Clinton and James Patterson are collaborating on a novel together. It's supposed to be some kind of thriller about a president? Sounds kind of like a Chrichton-Clancy ripoff if you ask me, although obviously the angle of having a former president's nam Read more of this blog post »

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