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Austin Shirey

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Weird Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Ray Bradbury, Jeff VanderMeer, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin.

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Austin Shirey writes strange and fantastic fiction. He is the author of the novella CITY OF SPORES, and his stories have appeared in several publications and anthologies including The Saturday Evening Post, MetaStellar, and The Dread Machine. When he’s not writing (or pretending to moonlight as an IT systems analyst), he’s probably reading, watching movies, listening to music, or playing guitar. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, their daughters, and two cats. You can find more of his work and links to his socials online at www.austinshirey.com. ...more

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Hey everybody! I hope y’all are doing well. Sorry it’s been quiet for so long—I feel like I owe you some updates.

Everything’s good here, just busy—between being a husband, a dad, a full-time IT analyst, and an author, things have fallen through the cracks, such as this newsletter. With limited time available, I’ve been focusing on Black Coral instead of trying to come up with things to write about

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	City of Spores 4.18 avg rating — 73 ratings — 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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	Midnight Shadows: Tales From the River Volume One by Michelle River (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Green Sr. (Goodreads Author), Joel R. Hunt 4.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	With Bone and Iron: The Curse of Blood Magic Volume Two by Rachael Boucker (Goodreads Author), Michelle River (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alanna Robertson-Webb (Editor) 4.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2021 — 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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	All Worlds Wayfarer Magazine, Issue VI by Rowan Rook (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Geri Meyers (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jordan Taylor 3.86 avg rating — 7 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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One Piece, Volume 27: Overture

by Eiichiro Oda

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Against the Day

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“You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia

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