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Ian Kappos

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in Sacramento, The United States

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Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

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Ian Kappos was born on the 26th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. To date, nearly forty of his works of short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have been published online and in print. In 2012, his short story “In the Leper Colony” (originally published in Neon #32) was an honorable mention in Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year Volume 5. In 2017, his poem “Metropolis’s Missing Reel” (originally published in Typehouse Literary Magazine #12) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His debut chapbook collection of fiction, Crossfaded in Narnia (Eibonvale Press), was released in 2018. In addition to writing, he plays in the hardcore punk band Cross Class, co-edits Milkfist, and is an editorial assistant at Sublevel. A Northern California native ...more

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	Milkfist #1 by Ian Kappos (Goodreads Author) (co-editor), Jonathan Anthony Nathan (design & layout), Derek Tollefson (co-editor) 4.75 avg rating — 24 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
	Crossfaded in Narnia 4.39 avg rating — 18 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
	Flapperhouse - Year Two by Joseph P. O'Brien (editor), Dora Badger (Goodreads Author), Sara Dobie Bauer (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 13 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
	FLAPPERHOUSE #8 - Winter 2016 by Joseph P. O'Brien (editor), Sara Dobie Bauer (Goodreads Author), E.H. Brogan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 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
	Flapperhouse: Year 4 by Joseph P. O'Brien (managing editor), Stephen Langlois (fiction editor), Sherrel McLafferty (associate editor) 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
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	FLAPPERHOUSE #5 (Spring 2015) by Joseph P. O'Brien (Editor), Wm. Samuel Bradford, Vajra Chandrasekera (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	FLAPPERHOUSE #14 - Summer 2017 by Joseph P. O'Brien (editor), E. Kristin Anderson (Goodreads Author), Sarah Bridgins it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
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Karl wrote: "-- Ian, I really enjoyed your book "Crossfaded in Narnia" thank you for the friendship. --"

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