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Gary Guinn loves reading, creative writing, travel, dogs, and craft beer. His short fiction has been published in various literary magazines and anthologies. His first novel, A Late Flooding Thaw, was published in 2005, and his second novel, Sacrificial Lam, was released March 3, 2017. He lives in the southern Ozark Mountains, where the characters of his fiction occupy the fault line between desire and the demands of a society steeped in tradition.

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	Sacrificial Lam 4.47 avg rating — 47 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
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	Midwatch in Verse: New Year's Deck Log Poetry of the United States Navy, 1941-1946 by David E. Johnson (Goodreads Author), Gary Guinn (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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“A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.”
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Jul 09, 2021 01:20PM

Hello, Gary! Thank you for contacting me! I hope you are keeping as safe and well and possible and are heading for another great summer weekend! Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings!
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