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Charles Prose Ellis

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-Three stars: a perfectly fine story that I enjoyed for what it was.

-Two stars: I wanted to like this more than I did. Won't re-read.

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Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History

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A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction

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Katabasis

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