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Bay-born and NASA-raised author of fiction, essays, and light novels. Journalist for Crunchyroll and Otaku USA, former book reviewer for Sci-Fi Magazine. Still reading and reviewing for my own good time, in search of a new periodical to review for.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 477 ratings · 81 reviews · 45 distinct works • Similar authors

	Heaven Sent (The Black Archive, #21) 4.07 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2018	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
	Owl's Flower (Owl's Flower, #1) by Kara Dennison (Goodreads Author), Ginger Hoesly (Illustrator), Angela Pritchett (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2016	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
	Magical Sumi: The Birth of a Magical Girl it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2016	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
	Vanishing Tales of the City 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Ghost Fall (Owl's Flower #2) by Kara Dennison (Goodreads Author), Ginger Hoesly (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
	Ice Hot (Paradise Towers #3) by Kara Dennison (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Stephen Wyatt, Paul Driscoll (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2024	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
	Eleanor's Tears by Kara Dennison (Goodreads Author), Ginger Hoesly (Cover artist) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2020 — 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
	Lionstone Legacy did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001	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
	Conscrew 1: Cosplay Is War by Kara Dennison (Goodreads Author), Ben Cooper (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005	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
	Unearthed by Kara Dennison (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael O'Brien (Goodreads Author), Keith R.A. DeCandido (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2019 — 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

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BOOK REVIEW: MindWorks: An Uncanny Compendium of Short Fiction

MINDWORKS: AN UNCANNY COMPENDIUM OF SHORT FICTION
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A really good short story is tough to write. You want to encompass a world and a concept in a brief space, but the word count available to you means something has to go. Will you pare down worldbuilding to focus everything to a single moment? Sacrifice characterization to paint a picture of a settin

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