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Aaron Polson

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in Clay Center, KS, The United States

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http://aaronpolson.blogspot.com

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Horror, Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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June 2009

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Aaron Polson currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife, two sons, and a tattooed rabbit. His stories have featured magic goldfish, monstrous beetles, and a book of lullabies for baby vampires. His work has seen print in Shock Totem, Blood Lite II, and Monstrous with several new stories forthcoming in Shimmer, Space and Time, and other publications. The Saints are Dead, a collection of weird fiction, magical realism, and the kitchen sink, is due from Aqueous Press in 2011. " ...more

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When You Attack My Family

Tears came as I drove my four-year-old son home from preschool yesterday. I had been doing a good deal of processing since the heinous attack on an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning. Many voices have risen, and mine is perhaps the least important among the crowd. After hearing commentary from the Justin Torres of the Washington Post yesterday on All Things Considered as we drove home, the dam Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.75 · 1,909 ratings · 276 reviews · 82 distinct works

	We are the Monsters 3.03 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	The House Eaters 3.63 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2011 — 7 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
	A Feast of Flesh 3.33 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Thirteen Shadows: Ghost Stories 3.22 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	The Bottom Feeders and Other Stories 3.60 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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
	Small Magic: Collected Flash Fiction 3.65 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2011	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
	Tainted: Tales Of Terror And The Supernatural by Aaron Polson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Camille Alexa (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), R.S. Payne (Contributor) 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2008	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
	Loathsome, Dark and Deep by Aaron Polson (Goodreads Author), Jodi Lee (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Echoes of the Dead: A Supernatural Thriller 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	52 Stitches: Horror Stories - Volume 2 by Aaron Polson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), K. Allen Wood (Goodreads Author), Michael Stone 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2009	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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Fifty-Two Stitches: Horror Stories (2 books)
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Aaron Polson (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

K. Allen Wood (Goodreads Author),

Michael Stone,

Cate Gardner (Goodreads Author),

Kurt Newton (Goodreads Author),

Mercedes M. Yardley (Goodreads Author),

Alan Baxter (Goodreads Author)

3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings

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“I appreciate you more because of the road I've traveled. My story brought me to you, and I wouldn't revise a word of my past if it led me any where but to your door.”
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“Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these God will bring thee into judgment.” - Ecclesiastes 11:9”
― Aaron Polson, We Are the Monsters

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Sep 22, 2009 08:59PM

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