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J.D. Buffington

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J.D. Buffington lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with his wife, daughter, a capricious cat and two devious dogs. He seamlessly weaves vivid nightmares and haunting anxiety together to immerse readers into a state of fright and wonder.

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	In the House of In Between 4.02 avg rating — 57 ratings — 8 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
	Come Hither No Malice by J.D. Buffington (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Collins (Editor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There by J.D. Buffington (Goodreads Author), Stina Patton (cover_art) 4.40 avg rating — 5 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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	Eating Crow 3.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Red Clouds it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 4 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
	41: An Autobiography 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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	The Eternal Wars: The Awakening 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Last night I completed Metroid Prime 4, a game that was announced in 2017 with a simple logo, and then silence for nearly ten years, then maybe a year of marketing. It was a Switch game. It came out after the Switch 2’s release and has some fidelity upgrades, but it is a game not taking advantage of the Switch 2 to its fullest.

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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)

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J.D. Buffington and 2 other people liked Ian Welke's review of Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There: "well crafted This is an excellent collection of well crafted stories with good variety. These are compelling and thought provoking. I’d recommend this both to readers and to anyone studying the craft of short story writing." Read more of this review »
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J.D. Buffington and 2 other people liked Deb Poole's review of In the House of In Between: "Will do a complete review shortly, so just a brief note from me to say this is the best haunted house novel I've read since The Grip of It by Jac Jemc. Just extraordinary."
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