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Marc E. Fitch

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Marc E. Fitch is the author of the novels Dead Ends, Boy in the Box and Paradise Burns, among others, as well as the books Paranormal Nation: Why America Needs Ghosts, UFOs and Bigfoot and Shmexperts: How Power Politics and Ideology are Disguised as Science. His short fiction has appeared in numerous publications and anthologies, including Best Horror of the Year vol 10.

Marc received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Western Connecticut State University and has worked as a bartender, psychiatric technician for in-patient behavioral health hospitals, and most recently as an investigative reporter. He was the recipient of the 2014 Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship and the Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize. He is the father of four children and li ...more

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	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Ten by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carole Johnstone (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Inna Effres (Contributor) 3.83 avg rating — 442 ratings — published 2018 — 10 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
	Boy in the Box 3.65 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Nightscript Volume 1 by C.M. Muller (Editor), Kristi DeMeester (Goodreads Author), Gregory L. Norris 4.03 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Dead Ends 3.89 avg rating — 37 ratings — 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
	Paranormal Nation: Why America Needs Ghosts, UFOs, and Bigfoot 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Paradise Burns 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 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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	Old Boone Blood 3.60 avg rating — 5 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
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I appreciate what the author is doing here, but it can be confusing at times and must be read carefully. That being said, the lingering unease comes through.
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Brilliant page turner. Will surely be one of the best books I read this year. Staying on my shelf.
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I am surrounded by absurdity... the universe, the country, the city, my four teenage kids. Just gotta keep pushing that rock up the hill.
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Was kinda wondering where this was going... but, man, the ending...
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Per always, a philosopher has to write in completely opaque terms, but at least now I can philosophically say I work too much.
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Per always, a philosopher has to write in completely opaque terms, but at least now I can philosophically say I work too much.
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We Need to Talk About Kevin for the incels... also masterfully crafted.
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Should be framed and hung in the MOMA.
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I know much more about fistula than I thought possible before.
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Third time reading it and I always come away away with more to learn and understand.
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“She went to college where I knew she would call everyone honey and darling and all the men would love her. They would all love her and try to own her - try to break her legs to keep her from moving, and each of them would be frustrated and disappointed in the end. It was about loving someone who would never love you back or, maybe loving someone who loved everything, everybody, the same. She was too much and we all sacrificed a bit of ourselves for her.”
― Marc E. Fitch, Old Boone Blood

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