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Steven S. Drachman

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in Silver Spring, Maryland

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http://www.Watt-OHugh.com

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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I am a writer and critic whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Phoenix, Entertainment Weekly, The Village Voice and The Chicago Sun-Times, among other places. I grew up in Maryland and I currently live in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

I suppose that rather than write ten other books, I put everything that I love into the Watt O'Hugh trilogy. So this is a Western, and a sci-fi/fantasy novel, a love story, and a historical novel of ancient China and 19th century America that I researched carefully. If I could have made it a musical too, maybe I would have. You'll find ghosts, time Roaming Western gunmen, women of the dark arts, Chinese emperors from the First and the 19th Century, an army of "Deadlings" (they' ...more

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	The Ghosts of Watt O'Hugh 3.48 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	Watt O'Hugh Underground 3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Watt O'Hugh and the Innocent Dead 4.27 avg rating — 11 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
	Enough Already: A Framework For Permanent Peace in a New Palestine and Israel 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	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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What would life have been like...?

Around 12 years ago or so, I drew up plans to open a restaurant in Manhattan. I still believe it would have been a great success! As we approached the closing, our first investor pulled out; then, spooked, the other investors all pulled out. Till it was just me. I folded my metaphorical tent and gave up.

In my dreams, I still see it. I know what the place would have looked like. I know how the food Read more of this blog post »

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The Strange and Astounding Memoirs of Watt O'Hugh the Third (3 books)
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