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Melissa Embry

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in Morgan City, Louisiana, The United States

March 07

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Melissa Embry is a former award-winning newspaper reporter and city editor for The Longview News-Journal, whose short fiction has appeared in numerous ezines and anthologies.

When not writing, she volunteers at a nonprofit stable providing therapy through horsemanship to children and adults with disabilities.

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	Pulp Modern, Autumn 2011 by Alec Cizak (Goodreads Author), Thomas Pluck, David James Keaton (Goodreads Author) 4.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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
	Jake's Monthly: Recollection by Jake J. Johnson (Editor), James Wymore (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jessica Knaus 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013	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
	Luna Station Quarterly: Issue 022 by Jennifer Lyn Parsons (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Megan Patton (Editor), Danielle Perry (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 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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	From the Ashes: An Anthology of Elemental Urban Fantasy by Zelda Knight (Goodreads Author), Sandy Parsons (Goodreads Author), Christi Nogle (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Hot enoughfor you, writers? Luckily, here are a couple of writing challenges to take yourminds off the heat.

The firstis one I’ve mentioned before—the ArmadilloCon Writers Workshop for writers ofscience fiction, fantasy, and horror, September 11-13, in laid-back Austin,Texas. But don’t delay—entries are due August 10!

Cost: $179, which includes full ArmadilloCon membership (Friday, September 11is se

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“Más vale la gracia de la imperfección que la perfección sin gracia.

Alex Von Wuthenau”
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“She had discovered with surprise and pleasure that as she turned each page, the book was written, as if for the first time, all over again.”
― Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Queen of the South

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“Never trust a man who reads only one book.”
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“he looked around at the books on the walls, at their dark, worn spines, and he seemed to hear a strange, distant murmur coming from them. each of the closed books was a door, and behind it stirred shadows, voices, sounds, heading toward him from a deep, dark place.”
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“What about the future?"
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“You're a writer. Make it up.”
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