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Weldon Burge

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Weldon Burge, a native of Delaware, is the author of the Ezekiel Marrs thriller series published by Smart Rhino Publications. HARVESTER OF SORROW is the first novel in the series. Weldon is also a freelance writer and publisher. His fiction has appeared in many publications, including various magazines and anthologies (Crimeucopia, The Best of the Horror Society 2013, Pellucid Lunacy: An Anthology of Psychological Horror, Ghosts and Demons, just to name a few). His stories have also been adapted for podcast presentation by Drabblecast. He was a frequent writer for Suspense Magazine, often writing author interviews.

In 2012, Weldon and his wife, Cindy, founded Smart Rhino Publications, an indie publishing company focusing primarily on horror ...more

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	Zippered Flesh: Tales of Body Enhancements Gone Bad! by Weldon Burge (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Charles Colyott (Goodreads Author), Michael Bailey (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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
	Zippered Flesh 2 by Weldon Burge (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Shaun Meeks (Goodreads Author), Christian A. Larsen (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Broken: Stories of Damaged Psyches 3.91 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Uncommon Assassins by Weldon Burge (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Stephen England (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), F. Paul Wilson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.04 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Someone Wicked: A Written Remains Anthology by Weldon Burge (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J.M. Reinbold (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Billie Sue Mosiman (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Insidious Assassins by Weldon Burge (Goodreads Author) (editor), Jack Ketchum, Shaun Meeks (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Zippered Flesh 3 by Weldon Burge (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Billie Sue Mosiman (Goodreads Author), Shaun Meeks (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 23 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
	Grow the Best Peppers: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-138 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1995 — 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
	Harvester of Sorrow (Ezekiel Marrs #1) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Better Boards, Better Schools: The ISM Guide for Private School Trusteeship and Strategic Governance 4.13 avg rating — 8 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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“The only medication she enjoyed was the morphine they administered in even higher doses”
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Zoë wrote: "Hi Weldon. Thanks for Friending me. How's the writing going with you?"

Putting the finishing touches on the Zippered Flesh sequel, to be released in February. Also about to work on two short stories and get back into my novel, a police procedural. Busy, busy, busy!

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