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David Barr Kirtley

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Born

in Philadelphia, The United States

Website

http://www.davidbarrkirtley.com

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories

Influences

Roger Zelazny, Philip K. Dick, H.P. Lovecraft, Douglas Adams ...more

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June 2009

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David Barr Kirtley is an American short story writer. His fiction appears in print magazines such as Realms of Fantasy and Weird Tales, in online magazines such as Lightspeed and Intergalactic Medicine Show, on podcasts such as Escape Pod and Pseudopod, and in anthologies such as Fantasy: The Best of the Year, New Voices in Science Fiction, and The Living Dead. He is also the host of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast on Wired.com (geeksguideshow.com). ...more

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Roger Barr

My grandfather Roger Barr passed away early this morning at the age of 98. He was my mom’s father, and was my last surviving grandparent. He was being cared for by my uncle Steve (his son) and aunt Denice — both medical professionals — and was still sharp and good-humored in his final days. Yesterday Steph Grossman and I got word that he had become unresponsive, and we were able to speak to him on

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	The Living Dead (The Living Dead, #1) by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joe Hill (Goodreads Author), George R.R. Martin 3.85 avg rating — 9,054 ratings — published 2008 — 11 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 Living Dead 2 (The Living Dead, #2) by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Kirkman, Steven Barnes (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,397 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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
	New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird by Paula Guran (Editor), Caitlín R. Kiernan (Contributor), Michael Marshall Smith (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.89 avg rating — 1,993 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
	Save Me Plz and Other Stories 4.57 avg rating — 14 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
	Hvad Fluffy vidste by David Barr Kirtley (Goodreads Author), Sharon Lee, Gene Wolfe 2.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013	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 Skull-Faced Boy 3.86 avg rating — 7 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
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	They Go Bump liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001	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
	Если № 5, май 2003 by David Barr Kirtley (Goodreads Author), Michael G. Coney, Marina Dyachenko it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	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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David Kirtley liked Sharon Burnside's review of Save Me Plz and Other Stories: "Though the stories in this book are short they pack a punch. Fantasy isn't my favourite so separating the stories by genre was really convenient, I did enjoy all the stories, particularly 'the second rat' and 'they go bump'. "
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David Kirtley liked Chris Horne's review of Save Me Plz and Other Stories: "A Original and entertaining sprint through Fantasy, Sci-fi and horror. Full of stories that I found myself thinking about for days after i read them. Each story in this collection provides something original, be that the voice, premise or a twist on a" Read more of this review »
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