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Colby Flade

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Colby Flade (he/him) is a queer writer, artist, avid drinker of coffee, and student. He is the author of The Smell of the Light Blue House in Summertime (2021), Menthol (2022), Fear Home (Oyez Review, vol. 49, 2022), and Short Sweet Simple: Love Poems (Bottlecap Press, 2022). Colby’s work is available on Amazon & Etsy, at This Old Book in Grayslake, Illinois, and The Book Teller bookstore in Whitewater, Wisconsin. He currently resides in Northern Illinois. Find him on Instagram @theflade

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	The Smell of the Light Blue House in Summertime by Colby Flade (Goodreads Author), Diane Flade (Illustrator), Stephanie Flade (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 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
	Menthol by Colby Flade (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Flade, Becky Curl (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
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	Gum Wrapper Thoughts: A collection of poetry, thoughts, and whatnot by Indigo Blue (Goodreads Author), Colby Flade (Goodreads Author) (editor), Maryam Zulfiqar (illustrator) 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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