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Duncan Shields

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Duncan Shields is a computer games animator, spoken-word poet, and flash-fiction writer. He is a staff writer at 365tomorrows.com. He made it to the 2018 CBC Poetry Prize long list. He is also a two-time Vancouver Haiku, Ghost Story, and Nerd Poetry Champion. He has five small volumes of poetry in print but he’s happy to present this first book of flash fiction. He lives in Vancouver, BC, with his wife and daughter and their cat.

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	Just Desserts it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	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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House of Holes

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Duncan rated a book it was ok Precious Rubbish by Kayla E.	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
I can appreciate what it's going for but it wasn't my jam. It's rare that I say something is too dark and this was too dark. The juxtaposition of graphically bold and simple characters reminiscent of 1950s newspaper funnies being used to tell tales o ...more
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Duncan rated a book really liked it It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood	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
While perhaps a smidge aimless and rambly, it owns it and acknowledges it. However the art is fantastic. I love an artist that can manage a pastiche of different styles. I liked it.
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Duncan rated a book really liked it It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood	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
While perhaps a smidge aimless and rambly, it owns it and acknowledges it. However the art is fantastic. I love an artist that can manage a pastiche of different styles. I liked it.
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Duncan made a comment on his review of Milk White Steed " Not my bag, unfortunately. I found the art crude and the writing simple. I know it's a style call and that it's a specific kind of art style and journ ...more "
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Boy the art here is sensational. And the story is wild. A child joins the forces of the back yard insect armies in his yard. It's never QUITE explained how they all came to be but honestly, it doesn't matter. Insect factions with humanoid leaders deb ...more
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