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G.O. Clark

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G. O. Clark is the author of 16 collections of poetry, the most recent "Tombstones: Selected Horror Poems", 2022, and 3 short story collections. His work has appeared in many publications over the last 30+ years, including Asimov's Science Fiction, Analog, Space & Time, Daily SF, Strange Horizons, Spectral Realms, Talebones, Mythic Delirium, Midnight Under The Big Top, Daily SF, Speculateif Magazine (BE) and many more. His work has been included in a number of anthologies, including, HWA Poetry Showcase, A Sea of Alone: poems for Alfred Hitchcock, Retro Spec: Tales of Fantasy and Nostalgia, Penumbra #3, and numerous Rhysling Anthologies.
He won the Asimov's Readers Award for best poem in 2001, and was a Stoker Award finalist in 2011. He was ...more

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	Scenes Along the Zombie Highway 3.13 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 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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