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B. Robert Conklin

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A native of Youngstown, Ohio, B. Robert Conklin (he, him, his) lives, writes, and works, not necessarily in this order, in Columbus, where he and his spouse nurture the ambitions of their three Gen-Z kids, who seem determined to take less-traveled paths of their own. As an outgrowth of personal support of loved ones, he is an advocate for trans rights, eating-disorder recovery, and autism awareness.

His stories have appeared in Blue Moon Literary & Art Review, THAT Literary Magazine, and Kestrel, as well as various ezines. He has also co-authored a college composition textbook to help emerging writers connect with their world. His first two novels placed as back-to-back suspense-genre finalists in the National Indie Excellence® Awards. In a
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Average rating: 4.54 · 63 ratings · 41 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors
An End to Etcetera

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Ursula Major

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Soft as Water

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What You Are Looking for Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
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I'm not sure the title rings completely true anymore with Google and AI; however, I do enjoy trips to the library. It's one of my top 5 destinations. What makes this library unusual is it's a small part of a larger community center run by a mysteriou ...more
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Kudos to the author for sustaining an intricately woven storyline involving four separate points of view and hitting all her major plot points to arrive at a satisfying conclusion. This was a long read, but I overcame my reluctance to abandon it midw ...more
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Kudos to the author for sustaining an intricately woven storyline involving four separate points of view and hitting all her major plot points to arrive at a satisfying conclusion. This was a long read, but I overcame my reluctance to abandon it midw ...more
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Finished it! With a great sigh of relief, I might add, along with a sense of accomplishment at having worked my way through all 860 pages word for word during every spare moment over the course of two weeks. I have to give the author credit for metic ...more
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Death and the Poet by Fiona Forsyth
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What I most enjoyed about Fiona Forsyth’s sequel set in ancient Roman times is how her narration treats the main characters with a breezy, casual familiarity so that you feel a down-to-earth connection with the historical figure of the poet Ovid and ...more
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