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Wendy N. Wagner

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Wendy N. Wagner grew up in a town so tiny it didn’t even have a post office. With no television reception, she became a rabid reader, waiting impatiently for the bookmobile’s fortnightly visit to her tiny hometown. Today, her family struggles to find room for her expanding book collection in their Portland, Oregon, home. She buys books about history, weird animals, martial arts, gardening, and zombies.

Ms. Wagner’s poetry and short fiction has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, The Lovecraft eZine, and the anthologies Heiresses of Russ 2013, Armored, and The Way of the Wizard. Her first novel, Skinwalkers, a Pathfinder Tales adventure, is forthcoming 2014 from Paizo Press. She is the Managing/Associate Editor of both Lightspeed Magazine an ...more

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Must-reads for the Environmentally Aware

This past weekend was Orycon, our wonderful local science fiction, fantasy, and horror convention. As usual, I got to attend and present at some terrific panels, hang out with lots of amazing human beings, do some serious Christmas shopping, and go to some fun parties.

One of the highlights of the convention turned out to be the panel “Must-reads for the Environmentally Aware.” I came with a sho...

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	Nightmare Magazine 37: October 2015. Queers Destroy Horror! Special Issue by Wendy N. Wagner (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) , Caitlín R. Kiernan (Contributor) 4.11 avg rating — 499 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
	An Oath of Dogs 3.55 avg rating — 406 ratings — published 2017 — 7 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
	Skinwalkers 3.65 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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
	Mother Bears 3.30 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Starspawn 3.41 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2016 — 4 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
	Winter's Wolves 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	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
	With Perfect Clarity it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2017	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
	Armored by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Barr Kirtley (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) , David D. Levine (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.73 avg rating — 644 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue by Christie Yant (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Wendy N. Wagner (Goodreads Author) (Editor) , Robyn Lupo (Editor) 4.12 avg rating — 597 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	Shattered Shields by Jennifer Brozek (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Goodreads Author) (Editor) , Gary Rinehart (Contributor) 3.60 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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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Wendy Wagner rated a book it was amazing Ultralight Backpackin' Tips: 153 Amazing & Inexpensive Tips for Extremely Lightweight Camping by Mike Clelland (Goodreads Author)	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
This book might not get you excited about ultralight backpacking, but it IS really, really funny. Plus, the recipes for energy gel and granola bars look terrific!
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Wendy Wagner and 3 other people liked Dana's review of Ultralight Backpackin' Tips: 153 Amazing & Inexpensive Tips for Extremely Lightweight Camping: ""If you have snow available, you will have a stupendously clean bunghole! No foolin'-snow has all the properties that make it the creme de la creme of natural butt wiping." Oh gosh, five stars for the section on Pooping in the Wilderness. I haven'..." Read more of this review »
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Wendy Wagner rated a book really liked it Finding Gobi: The True Story of a Little Dog and an Incredible Journey by Dion Leonard	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
One cute and touching read!
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Wendy Wagner and 969 other people liked Stephen King's review of The Troop: "The Troop scared the hell out of me, and I couldn’t put it down. This is old-school horror at its best."
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Wendy Wagner rated a book really liked it Runner's World Complete Guide to Trail Running by Dagny Scott Barrios (Goodreads Author)	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
There are some nice pointers in here about safety on trails. Most of the general information about running is nothing that's not covered by other books, but the author's essay about snakes on the trail and the final, very personal chapter on nature a ...more
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Wendy Wagner is now following Christopher McDougall Author of Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and...
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Wendy Wagner wants to read A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster by Rebecca Solnit	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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Wendy Wagner entered a giveaway The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull (Goodreads Author) 5 copies available, ends on June 18, 2019 Enter to win »
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Wendy Wagner rated a book really liked it Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance by Christopher McDougall	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
While some of McDougall's points about exercise and nutrition felt stretched a bit thin, the story of the British special ops and Cretan resistance fighters was absolutely riveting!
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Wendy Wagner made a comment on her review of Gideon the Ninth (The Ninth House, #1) " That's great to hear! "
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October SCIENCE FICTION -- The following poll decides which two selections will go on to the final round for Science Fiction BOTM for October 2017.

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

15 votes, 19.2%

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

14 votes, 17.9%

The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey

11 votes, 14.1%

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

9 votes, 11.5%

Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

8 votes, 10.3%

VALIS by Philip K. Dick

6 votes, 7.7%

An Oath of Dogs by Wendy N. Wagner

5 votes, 6.4%

The January Dancer by Michael Flynn

4 votes, 5.1%

Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta by Doris Lessing

4 votes, 5.1%

A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson

2 votes, 2.6%

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

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“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
― Stephen King

tags: books

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“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”
― Stephen King

tags: writing

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“If you liked being a teenager, there's something really wrong with you.”
― Stephen King

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