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Kerry Shatzer

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in Fort Walton Beach, The United States

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https://www.DiversionsPuzzles.net

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Gay and Lesbian, Nonfiction, Games & Puzzles

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Mid-50-something gay guy living in Dallas, Texas. In 2021 I self-published my first book through Amazon, a word search collection called "Diversions". Second book "Queer Pride Puzzles Volume One" is available now! It officially "came out" on April 23rd, 2025!

Puzzle contributor to the national magazine, "Games World Of Puzzles", plus LGBTQ+ newspapers & magazines the Dallas Voice, Out Front Magazine in Colorado, OutSFL in South Florida and Stonewall News Northwest serving the North Pacific area of the US.

Currently working on a third puzzle book! It should be done and out sometime mid-2026 hopefully! ...more

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Need a quick break? Check out my Crosshare.org puzzles!

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If you need a quick break every now and then, give some of my crosswords over at Crosshare.org a try! You can solve them right in your browser too! I've made a bunch of 5x5 mini-crosswords and I've started making a few slightly larger ones recently. They're great to give you a much-needed respite from the daily grind of news and work. Then feel free to check Read more of this blog post »

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Dearly Departed

by Chip Pons (Goodreads Author)

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Old Bones (Nora Kelly, #1)

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A Festive Verisimilitude

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“So when you're solving these puzzles, feel free to hop on the internet, look up and discover these amazing LGBTQ+ people that you may not have heard of before! Have fun and a sense of humor when going through these pages. And especially have a sense of pride: in yourself along with all the people mentioned in this book.”
― Kerry Shatzer, Queer Pride Puzzles, Vol. 1: Variety Puzzles All With LGBTQ+ Themes and Answers

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“Thou whoreson zed! Thou unnecessary letter! My lord, if you will give me leave, I will tread this unbolted villain into mortar, and daub the wall of a jakes with him. *all cheer for Shakespearean insults*”
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