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Jason Fisk

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Jason Fisk is a father of three and a teacher to many. He lives and writes in the suburbs of Chicago. He has worked in a psychiatric unit, labored in a cabinet factory, and mixed cement for a bricklayer. He was born in Ohio, raised in Minnesota, and has spent the last few decades in the Chicago area. For more information check out: www.JasonFisk.com. ...more

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Average rating: 4.49 · 131 ratings · 46 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Craigslist Incident 4.03 avg rating — 35 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
	Daddy Cool by Ben Tanzer (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ryan W. Bradley (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Mark R. Brand (Contributor) 4.70 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Poiesis Review #6 by Leah Angstman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Terry Fan (Illustrations), K.M. Dersley 4.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013	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
	Sadly Beautiful by Jason Fisk (Goodreads Author), Abigail Cashman 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Poiesis Review #1-5 by Leah Angstman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Pamela Annas, Sherry Asbury it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2020	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
	Hank and Jules 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012	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
	Poof… by Jason Fisk (Goodreads Author), Alien Buddha (contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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
	Salt Creek Anthology 4.67 avg rating — 6 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
	Sub Urbane it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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 Fierce Crackle of Fragile Wings really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 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

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Brian Fugett Memorial Prize Shortlist

I’m excited and grateful to share that my poetry manuscript, Lake County, Illinois, has been shortlisted for the 2026 Brian Fugett Memorial Prize. I want to extend a huge thank you to Michele McDannold, Aleathia Drehmer, Citizens for Decent Literature, and everyone who has supported my writing over the years. Read more of this blog post »

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Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake (Princeton Classics)

by Northrop Frye

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Cloud Cuckoo Land

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A Poetry Handbook: A Prose Guide to Understanding and Writing Poetry

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This was a great read. It was both devastating and heartwarming; devastating because of all that the shit that the young narrator had to go through, and heartwarming because the narrator is so resilient and likable. I loved this novel.
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“She looked at nice young men as if she could smell their stupidity.”
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“Not everyone who drinks is a poet. Some of us drink because we're not poets.”
― Dudley Moore

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“The man who comes to writing late, but is in essence a writer, may sometimes gain as much as he has lost: his experience of life has given him a subject, he is spared the youthful writer's self-torment and soul-searching.”
― Wright Morris

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message 2: by Christine

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message 1: by Jason

Jun 29, 2011 06:31AM

You should look into getting yourself designated an official author here; you'll get a special profile page, and your books here will have "Goodreads Author" listed on their own pages. I don't know how you do that, though.

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