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Paul Hamilton is a writer and technology worker living in Northern California with his wife and two children. His stories feature broken people, reassembled worlds, beautiful monsters, and hideous love. He gets his inspiration by impersonating an old-timey bartender, listening to stories told by lonely strangers. When not writing, he can be found reading, drawing, taking photographs, or riding roller coasters. More from him can be found at http://ironsoap.com/, and on Twitter as @ironsoap. ...more

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	Saltwater Sorrows by Rhonda Parrish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), E. E King (contributor), Natlie Cannon (contributor) 4.42 avg rating — 33 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
	Shock Totem 10: Curious Tales of the Macabre and Twisted by Paul A. Hamilton (Goodreads Author), K. Allen Wood (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Boden (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.81 avg rating — 31 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
	200 CCs: Year One by Paul A. Hamilton (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Scarlett R. Algee (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Constantine de Boudox (Contributor) 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2017	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
	Torn Pages by Brandon H. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christopher Fletcher (Editor), Alicia Cole (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015	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
	Reading 5X5: Writers' Edition by B. Morris Allen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Meryl Stenhouse (Goodreads Author), Caleb Warner 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	kzine Issue 9 by Graeme Hurry (Editor), Joshua Schwartzkopf, R. Marquez it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Metaphorosis 2017: The Complete Stories (Complete Metaphorosis #2) by B. Morris Allen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), T.R. North (Goodreads Author), N.R. Lambert (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Schlock! Webzine Vol. 6, Issue 22 by Paul A. Hamilton (Goodreads Author), Gary Murphy, Stephen Hernandez (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Metaphorosis Magazine, Issue 20, August 2017 by B. Morris Allen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jamie Lackey (Goodreads Author), Kimberly Kaufman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2017 — 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
	Schlock! Bi-Monthly - Issue 6 by Gavin Chappell (Editor), Ian Fletcher, Joseph Farley 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)

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A genuinely intriguing concept—a cold case unit in the London police department who investigate their cases via time travel—with some well-paced writing that, regrettably, falls apart in the execution. One of those books that you can see the number o ...more
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“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
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“Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”
― Shel Silverstein

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