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Shrike

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Horror, Gay and Lesbian, Fiction

Member Since

July 2017

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Shrike (he/they) is a physician who planted his heart amongst Pinguicula. He lets nature guide his pen, sketching beloved species and writing queer botanical and body horror. Find them knee-deep in your local swamp or online as shrikebait.

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Average rating: 4.75 · 4 ratings · 4 reviews · 1 distinct work

We Can Always Tell
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Sirius . (Goodreads Author),

M.C. Crane,

Enoli Lee (Goodreads Author)

4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings

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Shrike is Currently Reading

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The Third State: Project Lazarus

by C.L. Ambrose (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: gaayyy, to-review, currently-reading

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Brute: Stories of Dark Desire, Masculinity, & Rough Trade

by Steve Berman

bookshelves: to-review, gaayyy, queer-horror, favorites, owned-print, currently-reading

read in January 2024

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Shrike said: " Perhaps you'll recognize a sliver of your darkest thoughts within these pages...

I cannot overstate how these stories weighed on my mind for days, each for different reasons. They are gut-wrenchingly disturbing, but they are also so much more. Each t ...more "

Feb 14, 2025 08:06PM · see review

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Shrike marked as dnf Peaches and Pucks by M.A. Wardell (Goodreads Author)	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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Shrike marked as dnf We Should Not Have Come Here by J.D. Mills (Goodreads Author)	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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