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James Dorr

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in Pensacola, Fla. , The United States

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James Dorr is a short story writer and poet with more than five hundred individual appearances in magazines and anthologies. Dorr has worked a number of jobs, including technical writer, city editor on a regional magazine, full time non-fiction freelancer, and semi-professional musician. He resides in southern Indiana with his Goth cat Triana, named for Triana Orpheus in the Cartoon Channel's VENTURE BROS series. ...more

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	The Tears of Isis 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2001 — 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
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	Tombs: A Chronicle of Latter-Day Times of Earth 4.30 avg rating — 10 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
	From Shadows and Nightmares by James Dorr (Goodreads Author), Jeff Wooten (Goodreads Author), Michele Wyan 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011	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
	AVOID SEEING A MOUSE: AND OTHER TALES OF THE REAL AND SURREAL by James Dorr (Goodreads Author), Alien Buddha (contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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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	Darker Loves: Tales of Mystery and Regret by James Dorr (Goodreads Author), Matt Taggart (Illustrator) 3.60 avg rating — 5 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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