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Sef Hughes

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Sef Hughes was born in Stirling, Scotland, and has lived in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Pittsburgh, Amsterdam and Eindhoven. He is currently hiding out in York.

A version of his short story Lost Cargo was published in Litro USA in 2015, and The Straw Hat appeared in the Dream Issue of Popshot Quarterly in 2018. Salt Water, his first collection of short stories, was published in 2019. The Hate Extractor is his debut novel.

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OUT NOW: The Hate Extractor

It’s out. The Hate Extractor, the story of a man who tried and failed to save to world is now available.

“Hungry, delusional, and living like a hermit next to a gasholder that contains all humanity’s hate, Atlas Brown asks his reflection, imaginary academics, and a parliament of owls the only questions that matter anymore: will he go down in history as the scientist who sacrificed everything Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 28, 2025 13:01

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	Salt Water and other short stories 3.79 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2019 — 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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The Trees

by Percival Everett

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English Magic

by Uschi Gatward

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Heart Lamp: Selected Stories

by Banu Mushtaq

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