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	Drowning in Beauty: The Neo-Decadent Anthology by Justin Isis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Daniel Corrick (Editor), Avalon Brantley (contributor) 4.73 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Marked to Die: A Tribute to Mark Samuels by Justin Isis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mark Valentine (Contributor), Quentin S. Crisp (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.59 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Mighty in Sorrow: A Tribute to David Tibet & Current 93 by Jordan Krall (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicole Cushing (Goodreads Author), Thomas Ligotti 3.80 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Autopsy of an Eldritch City: Ten Tales of Strange and Unproductive Thinking 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	Harlem Smoke 4.26 avg rating — 19 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
	Grimoire: A Compendium of Neo-Goth Narratives 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 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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	Confusion 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	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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Out Now: PULP FIN DE SIÈCLE (new novel)

So here's one of the mystery projects I've very vaguely hinted at over the last few months: the powers that be behind Snuggly Books and Occult Press have today announced the launch of a new imprint, Purple Bearded Uncle, and they've selected my short novel, PULP FIN DE SIÈCLE, as one of their two launch titles (the other being RUINATION IN BLOOM by Charles Schneider).

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The Old Man and the Sea

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