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Richard S. Crawford

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http://www.underpope.com

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Horror, Humor and Comedy, Comic Fantasy

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Christopher Moore, Stephen King, Tom Holt ...more

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August 2008

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Richard S. Crawford lives in an appropriately ancient and drafty house in the wilds of Sacramento, California, with his wife and six nearly normal cats. He likes to write fiction in which ordinary people are thrown into extraordinary circumstances in order to witness the results. From horror to comedy, his stories and novels seek to entertain, inspire, enlighten, and amuse.

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	The Undead That Saved Christmas by Lyle Perez-Tinics (Goodreads Author), Tony Faville (Goodreads Author), Scott Morris really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	LOLcraft: A Compendium of Eldritch Humor by Michael Cieslak (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason P. Burnham, J. Edwin Buja it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Winds of Patwin County really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Dragon Gems: Summer 2024 by Silas M. Adams (Goodreads Author), Matthew F. Amati (Goodreads Author), K.G. Anderson 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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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	Shimmer Magazine 1 by E. Catherine Tobler (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kuzhali Manickavel, Edward Cox (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Every month, Jennifer and I host a board game day with various friends. Last weekend, we played a game called Mosaic, one of those games that takes a long time to set up and learn how to play, but once you get going, it goes quickly. There’s strategy involved, but also quite a bit of luck; and it was a lack of luck that lost me the session last Sunday. That’s my story and I’m sticking

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2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love

by Rachel Aaron (Goodreads Author)

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The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1)

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Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version

by Philip Pullman

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