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Elise Stephens

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Elise Stephens credits much of her storytelling influence to a lifelong love of theater and childhood globetrotting. Her work focuses on themes of family, memory, and finding hope after a devastating loss. Her short fiction has appeared in Analog, Galaxy’s Edge, Escape Pod and FIYAH, among others. She lives with her family in Seattle in a house with huge windows to supply the vast quantities of light she needs to stay happy. Visit Elise at www.EliseStephens.com ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 454 ratings · 117 reviews · 16 distinct works

	Gaza Luna - Antologi Fiksi Spekulatif Palestina by Sonia Sulaiman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nadia Afifi (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jumaana Abdu (Contributor) 4.12 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Moonlight and Oranges 3.32 avg rating — 173 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
	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 35: Bestselling Anthology of Award-Winning Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories by L. Ron Hubbard, Rebecca Moesta (Goodreads Author), Mike Resnick 4.07 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2019	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
	Guardian of the Gold Breathers 4.23 avg rating — 40 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
	Forecast 4.37 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Tightrope it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Moonlight and Oranges - excerpt from 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Entry it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	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 Lost Eyes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	The Historic Huntsville Quarterly of Local Architecture and Preservation: Fall 1996; Volume XXII, Number 3 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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Slow Down (, Elise!)

If you’ve read my two-part post about slowing down, the following announcement shouldn’t come as a surprise to you:

I’m going to slow down and consolidate the different places I’m writing.

I realized that I’ve stretched myself too thin by writing individual blog posts, newsletter articles, and Patreon updates, while also homeschooling, doing freelance work, and writing my own fiction.

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His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage

by Willard F. Harley Jr.

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Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure (Zeus Is Dead, #1)

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West with the Night

by Beryl Markham

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