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Russ Anderson Jr.

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http://russandersonjr.blogspot.com/

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Historical Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

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Russ Anderson can usually be found in the suburbs of Baltimore, where he lives with his wife, his daughter, two beagles, and a very old, very angry cat. When he's not working for the man, he enjoys bicycling, making up stories, and pie. ...more

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A Beer At the End of the World

Artist Karri Klawiter just designed this great cover for me. Check out the rest of her work at her DeviantArt page: http://kek19.deviantart.com/.
A BEER AT THE END OF THE WORLD is a short story about time travel and how a cold drink can take the edge off, even at the end of creation. It'll be available as an e-book in February.
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	Little Monsters: A Halloween Story 3.47 avg rating — 66 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 Beer at the End of the World 3.92 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2015	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
	How the West Was Weird by Russ Anderson Jr. (Goodreads Author), Derrick Ferguson, Joel Jenkins (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	The Nursery 3.84 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	How The West Was Weird: Campfire Tales by Russ Anderson Jr. (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Derrick Ferguson, Barry Reese 4.17 avg rating — 18 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
	Aubrey Arthur and the End of All Magic by Russ Anderson Jr. (Goodreads Author), Michael Fogg 4.77 avg rating — 13 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
	The Origin of Flight (Fly Girl Season 1) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Stream That Ran Uphill: An Aubrey Arthur Story by Russ Anderson Jr. (Goodreads Author), Michael Fogg 4.56 avg rating — 9 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
	How the West Was Weird: Vol. 3: One Last Bunch of Tales from the Weird, Wild West 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Rat-A-Tat: Short Blasts of Pulp by Russ Anderson Jr. (Goodreads Author), Adam Lance Garcia (Goodreads Author), Mark Gelineau (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 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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