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Ashly Kim

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April 2010

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Ashly Kim (she/her) is an over-caffeinated Philadelphian, poet, and weekend fishmonger. When not adventuring with her two kids, she enjoys eating tacos or finding new books for her literary hoard. And she's doing it all in black sweat pants.

Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in the following literary magazines/journals: Peach Velvet Magazine, Stanchion, Royal Rose Mag, deathcap, Southchild Lit, perhappened mag, Wyrd & Wyse, Hungry Ghost Magazine, the tide rises, and lavendar bones magazine.

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Average rating: 4.18 · 133 ratings · 52 reviews · 13 distinct works

	Wayward Daughters 4.08 avg rating — 71 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
	watch the deer 3.96 avg rating — 28 ratings — 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
	Stained: an anthology of writing about menstruation by Rachel Neve-Midbar (Editor), Jennifer Saunders (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kelly Russel Agadon (Contributor) 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	things i do at pennsylvania rest stops it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Issue the Fifth: WITCHLORE by Allison Carr Waechter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Holly Karlsson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Victoria Mier (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Stanchion: Issue Ten by Jeff Bogle (Editor), Rebekah Skochinski (Contributor), Dare Williams (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	As Is by Veronica Mattaboni (Editor), Diana Dinverno (Contributor), Jessie Caitlin Bullard (Contributor) 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
	Stanchion: Issue Four by Jeff Bogle (Editor), Ashly Kim (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Courtney LeBlanc (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 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
	Stanchion: Issue Seven by Jeff Bogle (Editor), Steven Barker (Contributor), Mallory Bogle (Contributor) liked it 3.00 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
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His Fair Assassins!

There's going to be two more books in the His Fair Assassin series?!

WHAAAAAAAAAT!

Guys, I'm so, so happy right now.
Have you guys read this series?
If you haven't, let me just say:
Assassin.
Nuns.

Robin LaFevers - love you, girl.

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Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)

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Ashly’s Quotes

“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
― Rudyard Kipling

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“Never laugh at live dragons.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

tags: dragons, wisdom

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“Somewhere beyond the sink-hole, past the magnolia, under the live oaks, a boy and a yearling ran side by side, and were gone forever.”
― Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

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“Tell me a story, Pew.

What kind of story, child?
A story with a happy ending.
There’s no such thing in all the world.
As a happy ending?
As an ending.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Lighthousekeeping

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“Don't regret your life, child, it will pass soon enough.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Lighthousekeeping

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