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Phillip Frey

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Born

Trenton, NJ, The United States

Website

https://www.amazon.com/author/phillipfrey

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Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Humor and Comedy

Influences

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April 2012

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Phillip Frey grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where he performed as a child actor at The Cleveland Playhouse. He then later moved to New York where he performed with The New York Shakespeare Festival, followed by The Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center.

With a change of interest Phillip wrote, directed, and edited 3 short films, all of which had international showings, including The New York Film Festival.

With yet another change of interest Phillip returned to Los Angeles to become a produced screenwriter. He is now devoted only to writing prose. The books "Dangerous Times" and "Hym and Hur" were his first published works of fiction. More recently he has had the privilege of having short stories published in various literary journals and antho ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 75 ratings · 58 reviews · 14 distinct works

	Hym and Hur 3.69 avg rating — 42 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
	Dangerous Times 4.05 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	What Doesn't Kill You: An Anthology of YA Short Fiction by Phillip Frey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Mallary Alderman (Editor), Phillip Frey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Eliot Schrefer (Goodreads Author), Abby Macguire, Deborah Meltvedt, Sierra C. Morris, J.J. Steinfeld, more… liked it 3.00 avg rating — 7 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
	Slow the Pace by David L. Repsher (Editor), Phillip Frey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Robin Hostetter (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Alcyone: Issue I: Speculative Fiction and Poetry by Phillip Frey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Mandi Jourdan (Goodreads Author), Terry Severhill 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
	Read Me: Stories Wait Within by Phillip Frey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), David L. Repsher (Editor), A.T. Perry (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Dark Dossier (#38) by Phillip Frey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Don Stoll (Contributor), Mason Yates (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Bindweed Magazine (Issue #2) by Phillip Frey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor (fiction)), Stanley Kaplan (poetry) (Contributor (poetry)) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	The Minnesota Review (Issue 92) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Dark Dossier (issue 24) by Phillip Frey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Nisar Masoom (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Chis Aldridge (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Phillip’s Quotes

“We are but older children, dear,
Who fret to find our bedtime near.”
― Lewis Carroll

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“On Wednesday, when the sky is blue,
and I have nothing else to do,
I sometimes wonder if it's true
That who is what and what is who."
- Winnie-the-Pooh”
― A.A. Milne

tags: humor, inspirational

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