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J.B. Reynolds

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J.B. Reynolds lives in rural Northland, New Zealand, where he raises children and chickens. He writes humorous short fiction in which tragedy meets comedy and character reigns supreme. His first short story was published while he was a university student, and in between that and a return to serious writing in 2016, he has worked as a graphic designer, landscaper, ski and snowboard technician, film critic, librarian, apple picker, and baker of muffins and teacakes.

Nowadays, when not writing, he’s a husband, father, and high school teacher (not necessarily in that order). He enjoys sailing, cycling, and playing music, really loud, when his wife and kids aren’t at home. He has a big garden where he likes to get his fingernails dirty, and he lo
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The Golden Cockroach

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Staking a Claim: Chapter One

My upcoming novel, Staking a Claim, is the sequel to Taking the Plunge and due for publication in 2022. Here’s a taster.

Staking a Claim, by J.B. Reynolds

Kate perched on the edge of the gantry, her legs bound, looking down. Forty-three metres below, the Kawarau River surged with spring melt, swirling around a jagged rock that burst from beneath the whitewater, black and dangerous.
“You ready?”
She turned her head towards the voice,

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