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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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	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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DNF’d—Not For A Lack of Trying

I have been playing Hollow Knight: Silksong on Switch 2 for 110 hours. I am on the second Lace fight. I do not have it in me. I watched the endings on YouTube last night, and I’m putting it down for now.

This is not an admonition of the game, I like it; quite a lot. Part of me thinks if I go finish off a few more side-quests I’ll “git gud,” but the avoiding the fight for the exploration is what got

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Cosmos

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

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