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Rob Spence

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Science Fiction, Poetry, Memoir

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Rob Spence currently resides in Chicago, IL, where he works in Tech and spends his free time collecting fortune cookie fortunes, being fascinated by thomassons, stationery, listening to jangly guitars, playing ukulele, and writing sometimes.

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	The Raker by Andrew Sinclair, Rob Spence (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1964 — 5 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
	Welcome to Adulthood, Captain!: Collected Writings: 1992 - 2004 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	15 Days in the Algonquin Backcountry: A memoir on the Scary Side of Solo Camping 2.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Anthony Burgess et la France by Marc Jeannin (Editor), Graham Woodroffe, Paul Phillips 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2017 — 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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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)

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