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Gerri Leen

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Gerri Leen was born in Ohio, lived most of her younger life in and around
Seattle and Belfair, Washington, and has spent the last twenty odd years in
Northern Virginia. She dabbled with writing when younger, but
started writing steadily in her forties, and her first publications came in the
Star Trek Strange New World books (volumes seven, nine, and ten)—her
story “The Smell of Dead Roses” took the grand prize in the tenth and
final volume. She has since had stories appear in a diverse range of
publications, both anthologies and magazines (print and web). She
primarily focuses on science fiction and fantasy themes, but has
occasionally moved over to literary and poetry. She points to Connie Willis, Kevin Smith, Doug Coupland, Ron Moore, and
Quentin T ...more

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	Life Without Crows by Gerri Leen (Goodreads Author), Maggie Middleton (Illustrator) 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	A Quiet Shelter There 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Dark Ones: Tales and Poems of the Shadow Gods by Gerri Leen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Pegi Eyers (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Tahni J. Nikitins (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 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
	Garland of the Goddess: Tales and Poems of the Feminine Divine by Gerri Leen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Pegi Eyers (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Tahni J. Nikitins (Goodreads Author) 4.33 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
	Underland Arcana 6: Spring 2022 by Gerri Leen (Goodreads Author), Mary Berman, Hermester Barrington (Goodreads Author) 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
	Mind Games 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015	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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	Coping Mechanisms it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	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
	M-BRANE-SF #7 (M-BRANE SF Book 1) by Gerri Leen (Goodreads Author), Michael P. Murphy, Regina Glei (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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