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A.P. Thayer is a queer, Mexican-American author based out of Los Angeles who writes nightmarism and cross-genre speculative fiction. His work has been published in places like Dark Matter Magazine, Space Fantasy Magazine, and Uncharted Magazine, along with several anthologies. He is also a member of SFWA and HWA. Find his published work, social media information, and blog at www.apthayer.com/links. ...more

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	Glitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn’t Die by Dave Ring (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Saida Agostini, Elly Bangs 4.07 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Unspeakable Horror 3: Dark Rainbow Rising by Vince A. Liaguno (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Paul Tremblay (Goodreads Author), Eric LaRocca (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 29 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
	Luminescent Machinations: Queer Tales of Monumental Invention by Rhiannon Rasmussen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dave Ring (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.P. Thayer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.29 avg rating — 17 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
	Murder Park After Dark: Volume 3 by Karter Mycroft, James Cato, Kristin Kirby it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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
	Murder Park After Dark: Volume 1 by Karter Mycroft, A.P. Thayer (Goodreads Author), Dana Hammer (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
	Dark Matter Magazine Issue 014 by Rob Carroll (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.P. Thayer (Goodreads Author) 4.60 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
	Tapeworm: A Vampire Novel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
	Made in L.A. Vol. 3: Art of Transformation by Cody Sisco (Goodreads Author), Allison Rose (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabi Lorino (Editor) 3.33 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
	Murder Park After Dark: Volume 2 by Karter Mycroft, A.P. Thayer (Goodreads Author), Dana Hammer (Goodreads Author) 4.50 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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Blog Migration: Substack

Figured I’d leave this here for anyone still poking around this blog.

As you may have seen from the signup window on my main page, I’ve moved over to Substack. You’ll find my blog posts, newsletters, snippets, and more published over there, so if you’d like to keep up with me, that’s the best place to do so.

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Link: apthayer.substack.com

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“Green is the color of life, no? But it is also the color of poison. Of greed.”
― A.P. Thayer, Dark Matter Magazine Issue 014

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“I am at the end of the word, but only the end of this world. Every end is a beginning, and I smile as this stream brings me to the next.”
― A.P. Thayer, Dark Matter Magazine Issue 014

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