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Duncan Shields

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Duncan Shields is a computer games animator, spoken-word poet, and flash-fiction writer. He is a staff writer at 365tomorrows.com. He made it to the 2018 CBC Poetry Prize long list. He is also a two-time Vancouver Haiku, Ghost Story, and Nerd Poetry Champion. He has five small volumes of poetry in print but he’s happy to present this first book of flash fiction. He lives in Vancouver, BC, with his wife and daughter and their cat.

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Bowling with Corpses & Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown

by Mike Mignola

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