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Emily Perkovich

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Emily Perkovich (she/her) is from the Chicago-land area. She is the Editor in Chief of Querencia Press, a poetry reader with Split Lip Mag, and on the Women in Leadership Advisory Board with Valparaiso University. Her work strives to erase the stigma surrounding trauma victims and their responses. She is a Pushcart & a Best of the Net nominee, a SAFTA scholarship recipient, and is previously published with Horror Sleaze Trash, Harness Magazine, Rogue Agent, Coffin Bell Journal, and Awakenings among others. Em is Otomí and learning ways to reconnect with her kin. You can find her on IG @undermeyou or Twitter @emily_perkovich or visit her website.

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	Baby, Sweetheart, Honey 4.15 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2023 — 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
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	Manipulate Me, Babe—I Trust You 4.25 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2023	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
	It Always Finds Me by Emily Perkovich (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.J. Cossey (Contributor), Adam J. Galanski-De León (Contributor) 3.85 avg rating — 33 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
	Godshots Wanted: Apply Within 4.67 avg rating — 27 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
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	Not Ghosts, But Spirits Vol. I by Emily Perkovich (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Angelica Whitehorne (Contributor), Annette C. Boehm (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 21 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
	Not Ghosts, But Spirits Vol. II by Emily Perkovich (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alexandria Piette (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Amelie Honeysuckle (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — 5 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 Number 12 Looks Just Like You 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2023	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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Carrying

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Silent Nightmares: Haunting Stories to Be Told on the Longest Night of the Year

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