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B. Zelkovich writes Speculative Fiction, anything from dragon hunting and space whales to demon-dealing and ghost tales. She likes to explore human emotions in very inhuman situations. When she isn’t escaping into her imagination, she escapes to the wonders of the Pacific Northwest with her spouse and their four-legged son, Simon.

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In Response to the “AI” Revolution

Well, hello, there. It’s been a minute hasn’t it? Now that I’ve had some months to myself (mostly), playing and reading and watching all things Dragon Age, I feel like I’m in a better spot to talk about this whole AI nonsense. Because it is nonsense. I think we’ve seen ample evidence of that. People foraging poisonous mushrooms, Google results suggesting users kill themselves, or you know, mix ble

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	Folk Horror Short Stories by Paul Kane (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Marie O'Regan (editor), Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 85 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
	Life Beyond Us: An Original Anthology of SF Stories and Science Essays by Julie Nováková (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eugen Bacon (Goodreads Author), Gregory Benford 3.86 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Saltwater Sorrows by Rhonda Parrish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), E. E King (contributor), Natlie Cannon (contributor) 4.42 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
	Dread Mondays by Steve Capone Jr. (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Xochilt Avila, Robert Bagnall (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 21 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
	LOLcraft: A Compendium of Eldritch Humor by Michael Cieslak (Goodreads Author) (Editor), K.G. Anderson, Stuart C Baker it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Luna Station Quarterly: Issue 046 by Jennifer Lyn Parsons (Goodreads Author), Laura Duerr (Goodreads Author), Sylvia Heike (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 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
	Luna Station Quarterly Issue 061 by Jennifer Parsons, Jennifer Jeanne McArdle (Goodreads Author), Rosamund Lannin 4.33 avg rating — 6 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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Road Trip With a Vampire (My Vampires, #3)

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Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life

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