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Jeff is an award-winning photographer and has visited all 7 continents, all 50 U.S. states in the U.S, and over 20 countries. He funds his wanderlust and parkaholic habits as a content strategist. He lives in Chicago with his wife, three children, and rotating menagerie of animals. His latest project, Dark Skies, is a landscape photography book celebrating national parks and rare moments in the night sky, captured after the crowds have gone home.

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	Midwestern Gothic: Spring 2011 - Issue 1 by Midwestern Gothic, Jeff Pfaller (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert James Russell (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Midwestern Gothic: Issue 8 - Winter 2013 by Midwestern Gothic, Robert James Russell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeff Pfaller (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 10 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
	Midwestern Gothic: Winter 2014 - Issue 12 by Midwestern Gothic, Jeff Pfaller (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert James Russell (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 8 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
	Midwestern Gothic: Fall 2013 - Issue 11 by Midwestern Gothic, Keith Rebec (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jeff Pfaller (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.88 avg rating — 8 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
	Dark Skies: Rare Phenomena in America's Public Lands Photography Book 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Midwestern Gothic: Fall 2015 - Issue 19 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Midwestern Gothic: Spring 2015 (Issue 17) by Jeff Pfaller (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert James Russell (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Midwestern Gothic: Issue 18 - Summer 2015 by Jeff Pfaller (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert James Russell (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Midwestern Gothic: Issue 22 - Summer 2016 by Jeff Pfaller (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert James Russell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lee L. Krecklow (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Midwestern Gothic: Spring 2016 Issue 21 4.50 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

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Morning Star (Red Rising, #3)

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I’ve got a chapter on fireflies, but they are all Radim does. I’ve ran into him twice by chance late at night in the Smokies, watching tens of thousands of lightning bugs wink on and off. His photos are stunning, unique, and capture the magic of thes ...more
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As someone who has upended their life a couple times to spend more time outside, I saw plenty of myself in Emily’s book. Her journey is a raw account of the reality of a life change people so often romanticize. It’s filled with gut punches and once-i ...more
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message 2: by Jeff

Jul 21, 2013 06:34PM

Nate wrote: "Did you put the first book of every fantasy series you could find on your to-read list?"

Thank Goodreads for keeping this wonderful backhanded comment from me.

Short answer - No.
Long answer - No, bro.

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message 1: by Nate

May 22, 2013 08:30PM

Did you put the first book of every fantasy series you could find on your to-read list?

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