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John lives in a world of glass amongst the hills of central Pennsylvania. When not indulging in his passion for literature or enjoying time with family, John is training the next generation of materials scientists at Penn State University, where he teaches glass science and materials kinetics. John loves cooking international cuisine and kayaking the beautiful Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. John has published two textbooks and is a writer for Grimdark Magazine and Before We Go Blog.

My all-time favorite authors: Mark Lawrence, Anna Smith Spark, Gemma Amor, Fonda Lee, David Mitchell, Kazuo Ishiguro, Haruki Murakami, Emile Zola, Fyodor Dostoevsky

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	Grimdark Magazine, Issue 41, January 2025 by Beth Tabler (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah Chorn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2025	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
	Grimdark Magazine, Issue 34, April 2023 by Beth Tabler (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah Chorn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christopher Ruocchio (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Grimdark Magazine, Issue 32, October 2022 by Beth Tabler (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Daniel Polansky (Goodreads Author), Jude Reid 4.61 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Grimdark Magazine, Issue 33, January 2023 by Beth Tabler (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah Chorn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Grimdark Magazine, Issue 39, July 2024 by Beth Tabler (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christian Cameron, Gautam Bhatia 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Materials Kinetics: Transport and Rate Phenomena 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses by Arun K. Varshneya, John C. Mauro (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1993 — 13 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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Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men, doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
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In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.”
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Goodreads seems to be randomly deleting friends. I didn't unfriend anyone. If we somehow got randomly unfriended, please send me another request and I'll accept. I feel bad about getting disconnected from people!

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Luís wrote: "Thank you, John."

Thank you too, Luis! So nice meeting you!

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Majenta wrote: "Hello, John! Thank you for contacting me! I hope you are as safe and well and possible and having a good week. Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings ..."

Thanks so much, Majenta! It's such a pleasure to meet you. I look forward to discussing books with you. Best wishes!

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Hello, John! Thank you for contacting me! I hope you are as safe and well and possible and having a good week. Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings and peace.
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