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Richard L. Pastore

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in Brooklyn, The United States

July 22, 1959

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Fantasy, Humor and Comedy, Fiction

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Richard L Pastore was born in Brooklyn, New York on a sweltering summer’s day. He spent his entire formative years in that city until moving to New Jersey at the age of 21. Pursuing an education in Cognitive Psychology led to a career in User Interface Design. During a minor behavioral glitch called "midlife crisis" he switched careers to become a Business Analyst. Although having traveled across the country quite a bit, he feels most at home along the eastern shore of these United States. Be forewarned, should you choose to engage him in a conversation regarding anything food-related; whether it be the history of, growing of, or cooking of; he won’t shut up. ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 80 ratings · 24 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Devil and the Wolf 4.33 avg rating — 48 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
	Perseus Kills His Grandfather 4.50 avg rating — 20 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
	Trumpland: An Alternative History Of The Future by M.D. Parker (Goodreads Author), Dave Callan, Scott J. Couturier (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 12 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

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Richard L. Pastore wrote a new blog post A New Short Story: Dubious LiAIsons Just a quick message to inform you I’ve added a new entry to my list of short stories. This one is entitled Dubious LiAIsons. In it, you’ll follow the Read more of this blog post »
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Richard Pastore liked Carlos mutua's review of Perseus Kills His Grandfather: "natafuta nakala ya kitabu Kwa kawaida utanipata nikisoma tamthlia Kama hizi, mtiririko wa hadithi uwa kiteme kwa sababu hii mimi na marafiki wangu utatupata tukisoma ivi vita but. Wahusika wamechongwa vizuri."
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Richard Pastore and 1 other person liked Saffron Asteria's review of The Devil and the Wolf: "This was such a fun story. I really enjoyed the playfulness that Pastore brought to this tale and I'm looking forward to seeing more from him!"
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Richard Pastore wants to read The Jump by Mark Paxson (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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Richard Pastore is now following C. Quince Author of Specimen (PRISM Agents #1)
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Richard Pastore rated a book it was amazing Malignant Assumptions (Liza Larkin, #2) by Carrie Rubin (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
(Note: This review didn't make it over from Amazon, so I'm cutting and pasting here. No idea why it stopped doing it automatically, or if I prefer that they do or not yet). As the title indicates, I enjoyed this second Liza Larkin book even more than ...more
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