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Joey R. Poole is the author of I Have Always Been Here Before, a collection of gritty literary fictions that glance in the directions of horror, sci-fi, and crime fiction. He is currently at work on a novel, The Year of the Possum, set in the same fictional town of Hammer Springs, South Carolina as his story collection, and another project, set on the moon. Follow him on twitter @JoeyRPoole and find his blog, where he writes creative non-fiction and news about the writing and reading life at ...more

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	Trouble No More: Crime Fiction Inspired by Southern Rock and the Blues by Mark Westmoreland (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bill Baber (Contributor), C.W. Blackwell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.91 avg rating — 32 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
	I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE BEFORE: Stories 4.80 avg rating — 20 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
	It Came from the Swamp 4.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2022	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
	Romy Lives by A.B. Patterson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Vern Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Philip Moscovitch (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	Shotgun Honey Presents: At the Edge of Darkness 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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― L.P. Cowling, Infinite

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