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David Barr Kirtley

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Born

in Philadelphia, The United States

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http://www.davidbarrkirtley.com

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories

Influences

Roger Zelazny, Philip K. Dick, H.P. Lovecraft, Douglas Adams ...more

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June 2009

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David Barr Kirtley is an American short story writer. His fiction appears in print magazines such as Realms of Fantasy and Weird Tales, in online magazines such as Lightspeed and Intergalactic Medicine Show, on podcasts such as Escape Pod and Pseudopod, and in anthologies such as Fantasy: The Best of the Year, New Voices in Science Fiction, and The Living Dead. He is also the host of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast on Wired.com (geeksguideshow.com). ...more

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Roger Barr

My grandfather Roger Barr passed away early this morning at the age of 98. He was my mom’s father, and was my last surviving grandparent. He was being cared for by my uncle Steve (his son) and aunt Denice — both medical professionals — and was still sharp and good-humored in his final days. Yesterday Steph Grossman and I got word that he had become unresponsive, and we were able to speak to him on

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	The Living Dead (The Living Dead, #1) by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joe Hill (Goodreads Author), George R.R. Martin 3.85 avg rating — 9,214 ratings — published 2008 — 11 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 Living Dead 2 (The Living Dead, #2) by Robert Kirkman, Seth Lindberg, Walter Greatshell (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 2,441 ratings — published 2010 — 14 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
	New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird by Paula Guran (Editor), Caitlín R. Kiernan (Contributor), Michael Marshall Smith (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.89 avg rating — 2,068 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
	Press Start to Play: Stories by Daniel H. Wilson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.63 avg rating — 1,734 ratings — published 2015 — 8 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 Way of the Wizard by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Peter S. Beagle (Goodreads Author), Desirina Boskovich (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 778 ratings — published 2010 — 9 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
	Other Worlds Than These by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Ross E. Lockhart (Goodreads Author) (Afterword) 3.74 avg rating — 752 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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
	Armored by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Barr Kirtley (Goodreads Author), Ethan Skarstedt 3.73 avg rating — 729 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Save Me Plz and Other Stories 4.36 avg rating — 47 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
	Если № 5, май 2003 by David Barr Kirtley (Goodreads Author), Michael G. Coney, Marina Dyachenko it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	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 Second Rat: A Short Story 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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