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Terrye Turpin

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Born

in McKinney, Texas

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https://terryeturpin.com/

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Fiction, Horror, Paranormal

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Stephen King Margaret Atwood Shirley Jackson Ray Bradbury Neil Gaiman ...more

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October 2014

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Terrye is a native Texan who writes stories set in her home state and other strange places. In her free time Terrye enjoys exploring antique, junk, and thrift stores for inspiration and bargains. She’s had stories published in small print and online journals, and writes short, humorous essays for her blog - https://terryeturpin.com/. ...more

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Average rating: 4.67 · 12 ratings · 6 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Imposter: And Other Stories 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 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
	Trains in a Perfect World: A Short Story it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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 Weird and Whatnot: November 16, 2019 by Valerie Haskin (Editor), Rachel Rodman, D.L. Shirey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2019 — 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

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The Cook in the Kitchen

A short story

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This story is one I submitted to one of NYC Midnight’s writing contests. I don’t remember the prompts, but they had to be something amusing to result in the following tale.

The Cook in the Kitchen

Betty Norman held the dusty cookbook angled toward the sunlight spilling through the thrift shop’s window. Her husband Eustace tromped up behind her, his arms filled wi

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Melania: Devourer of Men

by J.D. Boehninger

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I'm Goin' Back: A novel about fame, fallout, and finding your way back

by Heather J Bennett

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In this book Jennifer McMahon sets up such a believable horror story that I had trouble reading it after dark. The story focuses on the toxic relationship between the main character, Alison, and her estranged mother, Mavis. Alison agrees to take care ...more
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Although I did enjoy this book, it fell short in some places. It is a portal fantasy, and there are chapters written in the point of view of an omniscient "storyteller" that give the novel the feel of a fairy tale, but at times this feels a bit intru ...more
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This book was a cozy read with well drawn characters. I did expect a bit more magic throughout. The final reveal about why Carrie left the town of Woodsmoke had me wondering about the influence of the Book of Spells - was it really magic or not? The ...more
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