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Rachel Kolar is the author of several short science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories, most of which fall under the umbrella of "dark speculative fiction." She lives with her husband and two children in the Baltimore/Washington area. When not writing stories or changing diapers, she enjoys playing overly complicated board games, hiking, and getting far too excited about Halloween. ...more

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	Mother Ghost: Nursery Rhymes for Little Monsters by Rachel Kolar (Goodreads Author), Roland Garrigue (Illustrations) 4.07 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	While the Morning Stars Sing: An Anthology of Spiritually Infused Speculative Fiction by Lyndon Perry (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kat Heckenbach (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Stoney M. Setzer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0 Issue 26: Betrayal (Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0, #26) by Bart R. Leib (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kay T. Holt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kelly Jennings (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015	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
	Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue 52 by David Kernot (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sean Monaghan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Dominik Parisien (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 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
	Leading Edge, Issue 65: Blue Glow by John Sibley Williams (Goodreads Author), Matt Moore (Goodreads Author), Rachel Kolar (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 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
	The Colored Lens #2 Winter 2012 by Dawn Lloyd (Editor), Daniel Scott (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gary Cuba 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Metaphorosis 2017: The Complete Stories (Complete Metaphorosis #2) by B. Morris Allen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), T.R. North (Goodreads Author), N.R. Lambert (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Plasma Frequency Magazine: Issue 12: June/July 2014 by Arley Sorg, Rachel Kolar (Goodreads Author), Rebacca Roland liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Metaphorosis Magazine, Issue 13, January 2017 by B. Morris Allen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), T.R. North (Goodreads Author), N.R. Lambert (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2017 — 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

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Between Two Fires

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