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Lorin Lee Cary

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in Murphy, The United States

November 15

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Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Humor

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I started reading biographies in third grade and simply love to read. ...more

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Quick and Quirky Stories and Photos (2024), Lorin Lee Cary’s latest book, links his interest in flash fiction with his love of photography.

Read Quick and Quirky Stories and Photos and laugh out loud. It’s an absurd world, and humor is at hand in this collection of flash fiction short stories. These fast reads introduce some unique characters, including a superhero with a flatulence issue and a man diagnosed as “bland.” The photos provoke laughs as well. How about a “No Fishing” sign on a dock filled with fishermen or a cemetery with a “No Passing” sign in front of it?

“A clever collection that provides an effective combination of brevity and wit.”—Kirkus Reviews
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	The Custer Conspiracy 4.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2009 — 6 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
	Quick and Quirky Stories and Photos 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Slavery in North Carolina, 1748-1775 by Marvin L. Michael Kay, Lorin Lee Cary (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1995 — 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
	No Strength Without Union: An Illustrated History of Ohio Workers, 1803-1980 by Ray Boryczka, Lorin Lee Cary (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1982 — 6 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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	Institutionalized conservatism in the early C.I.O: Adolph Germer, a case study 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	A preliminary guide to research in the history of Toledo, Ohio 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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I'm having great fun with flash fiction, pieces of under 1000 words. Crafting a story arc in that space is challenging; sometimes I end up with just a vignette of a character. And that's okay. The bottom line is that's it's fun. Often I start out with a sentence I've overheard. "I got a job selling meat," led me into a tale about a hit man who said that because he didn't like other labels for his Read more of this blog post »

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Nov 09, 2011 10:20AM

Lorin, thanks for adding me as a friend. I'm a wanna be author and only know of 1 friend on Goodreads. My book "The Secret Life of Copernicus H. Stringfellow" will be out in March. In an attempt at Crass Commercialism I joined Goodreads. I hoped that other people named Lorin might be OK with making friends.
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Oct 08, 2009 04:25PM

Thanks, Rosemary. I had fun with Custer and suspect that some serious Custer fans may not like it, as will some who don't cherish his memory. Have you seen the tweets among Lakota commenting on McDonald's action figure of Custer in Happy Meals. "Once again Custer has invaded the Black Hills."

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Oct 08, 2009 03:03PM

Thanks so much for befriending me. Your work looks fascinating!

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