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Patrick J. Murphy III

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Patrick J. Murphy III (He/Him) writes Paranormal Fantasy, Neo-Noir, YA Romance, and Poetry. He was born in Chicago and grew up in Columbus Ohio, where he attended Ohio State University for theater and film studies. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, he feels that it is important to "share our stories, teachings, and history". Patrick is a Member of Rockford Area Writers.

Patrick currently lives in Rockford, Illinois where he does volunteer board work for The LIAM Foundation, a non-profit organization focusing on the needs of the LGBTQIA+ community. When not writing, Patrick enjoys reading, watching Netflix, and cooking.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good f ...more

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	Horrifying Holidays Two: More Holiday Spookfest by Gary Hill (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Elizabeth Lynn Blackson (Contributor, Proofer), Frank Coffman (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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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	Writers on the Fox: A Short Collection of the Musings, Memoirs and Mysteries of a Magical Group: The Writers on the Fox by Lisa Diven (Goodreads Author), Patrick Thompson, Kathleen York 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
	Tales of Wonder and Dread: A Collection of Science Fiction and Horror Tales by Gary Hill (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Heath D. Alberts (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Elizabeth Lynn Blackson (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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Pride: Before and after Stonewall

Growing tensions erupted during a particularly hot June night when the Stonewall Inn was raided causing a five-day clash between police and the LGBTQ+ community. This was a catalyst for the modern-day LGBTQ+ rights movement but it was not the first event in our nation’s history to try and bring rights to this oppressed community. Because of the Lavender Scare of the previous decades, which forced Read more of this blog post »

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The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #3)

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A Fallen Hero (Chronicles of Avilésor: War of the Realms #1)

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fun family drama with mystery and intrigue. enjoyed the passionate sex scenes. kept on the edge of my seat untill the very end. good development and design.
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Interesting mix of scholarly papers, quotes and discussions or religion through out history. Gave some great points to combat against dogmatic beliefs. Little long in the tooth in some sections.
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