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W.B.J. Williams

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W. B. J. Williams holds advanced degrees in anthropology and archeology. He is an avid historian, mystic, poet, and author who manages an information security program at a prominent New England start-up. He is noted for his bad puns, and willingness to argue from any perspective. He is endured by his beloved wife and two daughters, and lives in Sharon Massachusetts. When he is not at home or at his computer, he can often be found haunting the various used bookstores of Boston.

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Average rating: 3.71 · 91 ratings · 64 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Garden at the Roof of the World 3.57 avg rating — 47 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
	The Reality, Mythology, and Fantasies of Unicorns 3.67 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	A Time Traveler's Guide to the 13th Century 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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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Two dates in 1986

August 5, 1986

I do not know what time it was

I’m certain that I could find it buried in a court record

that the wood fell on me

that I didn’t lose my head

when it hit the steel plate of the now bent and destroyed table saw

is nothing short of a miracle

broken under a half ton of plywood

my first / last words, “I can’t breathe”

wood lifted, writhing in pain on the concrete

until wrapped in blankets

falling i

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Shadow Ticket

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The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma (Writers Helping Writers, #6)

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The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know

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