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Fiction, Poetry, Historical Fiction

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Rachel King is the author of two poetry chapbooks, the novel PEOPLE ALONG THE SAND, and the linked collection BRATWURST HAVEN, winner of a 2023 Colorado Book Award. Her short stories have appeared in One Story, North American Review, Green Mountains Review, Northwest Review, and elsewhere. After living and working in several regions of the United States, she has settled in her hometown of Portland, Oregon.

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Average rating: 4.09 · 111 ratings · 29 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bratwurst Haven: Stories 4.13 avg rating — 68 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
	People Along the Sand 3.93 avg rating — 30 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
	Among Animals 2: The Lives of Animals and Humans in Contemporary Short Fiction (Among Animals, #2) by John Yunker (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sascha Morrell, JoeAnn Hart (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Railing it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Between Work and Light 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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