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Still stunned by how the election results manifested. Not just with the result per se, but with the repetition of the same damn mistake that got the angry clown elected before.

The loser of the big prize appeared to me to have had it in the bag the night of the debate, then promptly went all loosey-goosey immediately afterwards, as in going all "girly" (just like her predecessor two elections ago) Read more of this blog post »

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	Vastarien: Vol. 1, Issue 1 by Dagny Paul (Editor), Thomas Ligotti (Contributor), W. Silverwood (Contributor) 4.31 avg rating — 159 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
	Darker Than Noir by Faith Kauwe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Randy C. Chandler, Kent Alyn 3.84 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	For When the Veil Drops by Christian Larsen, Doug Murano (Goodreads Author), C. Bryan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Vastarien: Vol. 2, Issue 2 by Jon Padgett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), D.P. Watt (Goodreads Author) (Contributor ), Robin Gow (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.04 avg rating — 49 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
	Arcane by Nathan Shumate (Goodreads Author), Thomas Allein, Brady Golden 3.73 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Dim Shores Presents Volume 1 by Paul L. Bates (Goodreads Author), Christopher Burke (Goodreads Author), Victoria Dalpe (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Vastarien: Vol. 4, Issue 2 by Jon Padgett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Paul L. Bates (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Christa Carmen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.19 avg rating — 26 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
	Ruins Extraterrestrial by Eric T. Reynolds (Editor), Wendy Waring (Goodreads Author), Robert B. Marcus Jr. (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Imprint 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Dreamer (Five Star Science Fiction and Fantasy Series) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	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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