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Bill Gathen

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Bill Gathen writes weird stories for wonderful people, and wonderful stories for weird people. Welcome to the team.

He lives in Michigan with his family, including a pack of talking dogs with strongly-held opinions.

When not writing, he likes to draw (@billgathen on Instagram) and studies the gentle art of Judo, which isn’t so gentle when you’re doing the falling.

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Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)

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