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John Weagly

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Born

in The United States

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Horror, Humor

Influences

Dashiell Hammett, Neil Gaiman, The Muppets, Stephen King, David Goodis ...more

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Locus Magazine once called JOHN WEAGLY “a new writer worth reading and following” and compared his short fiction to the works of Ray Bradbury and Nina Kiriki Hoffman. His stories have been nominated for the Derringer Award multiple times, winning one in 2008, and various other accolades. As a playwright, over 100 of his scripts have received over 150 productions on four continents.

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Average rating: 4.21 · 188 ratings · 31 reviews · 30 distinct works

	The Undertow of Small Town Dreams: Stories of Currie Valley 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003	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 Bucket of Boobs 3.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Alligator Autopsy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Vagabond Plays by John Weagly (Goodreads Author), Alien Buddha (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Dancing in the Knee-Deep Midnight: a collection of short stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Tiny Flights of Fantasy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Velvet Whispers in the Crossfire Night 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	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
	Requiem for the Radioactive Monkeys by John Weagly (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tina L. Jens, J.A. Konrath (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005	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
	Masque of the Small Town Oddball by John Weagly (Goodreads Author) (editor), Adam Pepper (Goodreads Author), Stephen D. Rogers (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004	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
	Bone Ballet by John Weagly (Goodreads Author) (editor), Michael Penncavage, Trent Roman (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005	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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