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Gay Partington Terry

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I'm a Manx insomniac who grew up in northern Appalachia but has lived in NYC for most of her life. She’s been a waitress, factory worker, magician’s assistant, social worker, tribal arts cataloger…but never had a firm grasp of reality. She’s partially responsible for “The Toxic Avenger” (ll &lll); fully responsible for the books, “Meeting the Dog Girls,” and “Life, Death, and Beyond Smiggle’s Bottom.” If not for 40 years of Tai Chi Ch’uan, her feet wouldn’t touch the ground.
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	Asimov's Science Fiction, December 2016 by Sheila Williams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Erik Nelson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Karl Bunker (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.55 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Meeting the Dog Girls: Stories 3.15 avg rating — 27 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
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	Territoires de l'inquiétude, 6 by Alain Dorémieux (Editor), Fritz Leiber (Contributor), Robert McCammon (Contributor) 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991	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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Betrayl

There’s a song that’s been stuck in my head for a while. It’s a song about betrayal, sung by a dead man (and sometimes Willie Nelson). It’s not a song about a cheating lover; it’s a song about the betrayal of a friend. It tells the tale of a blatant, in-your-face sell-out, neither clever nor sneaky. Worse than an outright fight, more heartbreaking than angry insults, it’s a betrayal that destroys Read more of this blog post »

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