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Alisa Alering grew up in the Appalachian mountains of Pennsylvania. After attending Clarion West, their short fiction has been published in Fireside, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Podcastle, and Cast of Wonders, among others, and been recognized by the Calvino Prize. A former librarian and science and technology reporter, they teach fiction workshops at the Highlights Foundation. Alisa now lives in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona.
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	Smothermoss 3.43 avg rating — 4,822 ratings — published 2024 — 9 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
	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 29 by Brian Trent (Contributor), Stephen Sottong (Goodreads Author), Tina Gower (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Clockwork Phoenix 4 by Mike Allen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Yves Meynard, Ian McHugh 3.97 avg rating — 61 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
	2014 Campbellian Anthology by M. David Blake (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Introduction), Ania Ahlborn (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Alisa Alering (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.65 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2014	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
	Time Travel Tales by Zach Chapman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brian Trent (Contributor), Catherine Wells (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Missing Links and Secret Histories by L. Timmel Duchamp, Alisa Alering (Goodreads Author), Jeremy Sim 3.26 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Mythic Delirium Magazine Issue 2.4 by Mike Allen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Theodora Goss (Goodreads Author), Virginia M. Mohlere (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2016	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
	Fireside Magazine, Issue 87 by Maurice Broaddus (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sloane Leong (Goodreads Author), Alisa Alering (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Waylines: Issue 3 by Darryl Knickrehm (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Illustrator ), David Rees-Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alisa Alering (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	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
	Waylines: Issue 2 by Darryl Knickrehm (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Illustrator ), David Rees-Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alisa Alering (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	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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“She knows that if you want something too badly, you get hurt. But if you can deny yourself, you’re protected.”
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“Plucks the hairs that grow under her arms one by one with a pair of tweezers. Each hair she extracts has a slim black bulb on the end like a stem of wild garlic.”
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“I choose.

I didn't say it works the way I want every time. That doesn't mean I'm not choosing. I'm still the one holding the pen. I'm still the one carrying the cards.”
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