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Cape Town, South Africa

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Fantasy, Horror, Romance

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I've had two stories published: a zombie-themed modern fairytale, and a Cape Town take on Lovecraft. I love to write, and I live to read. ...more

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My winning entry for Bloody Parchment 2016.

Beachfront Starter Home, Good Bones

No one thought it was weird when the realtors started buying out warehouses and empty shops in the scummier part of Observatory, down towards Salt River.
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Published on February 28, 2016 12:40 • Tags: bloody-parchment, cape-town, cthulhu, lovecraft, observatory, short-story

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	One Thousand and One Nights 3.41 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Beachfront Starter Home, Good Bones and Other Stories by Nerine Dorman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Barry Gill (Assistant Editor), Ruth Browne (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2016 — 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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