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	Florilegium by Kristi Brooks (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matt Randall (Goodreads Author) (Editor), D.J. Goodman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Normal Deviation: A Weird Fiction Anthology by Lyle Skains (Goodreads Author) (Editor / Contributor), DeAnn Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor / Contributor), Jonathan Howard (Contributor) 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Blue Pencils: A SCSM Anthology by Charlie Wilson (Goodreads Author), Laura Aspin (Editor), Leslie Sextius (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
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