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Pete Conrad

Goodreads Author

Born

in Haverhill, MA, The United States

Website

http://www.suicidalflower.com/

Twitter

therealmessiah

Genre

Contemporary, Fiction, Chick Lit

Influences

Clive Barker
Janet Frame
James Joyce
Charles Bukowski
Stephen King
Michel F ...more

Member Since

March 2014

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Pete Conrad was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts and now resides in the small yet spectacular New Hampshire seacoast area (it's the shortest coastline of any state, at just 18 miles!). A lifelong learner, Pete holds a degree in English, Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of South Florida. He is also an avid bass guitar enthusiast, with nearly twenty basses in his collection.

Pete has recently completed the second book in the Suicide Flowers series, and has begun working on his next novel, The Mystery and Sixkiller. ...more

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Average rating: 4.29 · 308 ratings · 48 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Survival of the Sparrows by Pete Conrad (Goodreads Author), Erika Tobiassen (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.41 avg rating — 154 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
	Going Home by Pete Conrad (Goodreads Author), Erika Tobiassen (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.04 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2013 — 3 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
	The Suicide Flowers by Pete Conrad (Goodreads Author), Erika Tobiassen (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Arbiters by Pete Conrad (Goodreads Author), Erika Tobiassen (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 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
	104070 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Suicide Flowers Book Two: Roots 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	The Suicide Flowers by Pete Conrad (8-Sep-2014) Paperback 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
	By Pete Conrad Going Home (1st First Edition) [Paperback] 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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My style

A quick note about my style. I use a lot of em dashes. I also refuse (my editor's word) to capitalize the first letter in quotes if it isn't the first letter in a sentence.

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"I dunno," Pete said, "this is just my style. Suck it if you don't approve."

I do that because I like the way it looks. The way James Joyce used em dashes or didn't use quotes. It's a choice. I don't care about MLA, AP Read more of this blog post »

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Pete Conrad is now friends with Jessica
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Pete Conrad liked Sabina D'agliano's review of The Suicide Flowers: "Read this book now!!! I had no idea what to expect from this story when I got the book. It very quickly captivated me and soon I was incredibly drawn into two very different lives that eventually merge. It's beautifully told and made me cry many times" Read more of this review »
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Pete Conrad made a comment on Michele Timothy’s review of The Suicide Flowers " New prequel is available! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... ...more "
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“My position as a follower of God is not to show you how close I am to God—my job is to show you how close you are to God […]. (Simon)”
― Pete Conrad, The Arbiters

tags: christianity, god

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“Walk down any sidewalk in any city and eventually you’ll find a flower growing out of a crack in the concrete, tenaciously grasping for life, barely enough earth for it to clench hold of. This little flower has seeded, sprouted, and blossomed, despite thousands of feet walking over and around it every day. This flower is a survivor, thriving better than if it were in my Aunt Tilda’s fucking backyard garden with her fussing over it day and night and giving it all the goddamned care she thought it needed. Yeah, eventually, some careless asshole’s gonna trample and kill that flower, but another one’s gonna replace it. [...] I’ll always believe in you, Raeburn. You just have to find another crack in the sidewalk and blossom. Don’t be another Kurt Cobain. Don’t give up. People need you.”
― Pete Conrad, The Suicide Flowers

tags: flowers, never-give-up, tenacity

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“It is vital to comprehend that humans exist in a state of perpetual transformation. Life ends when stasis sets in.”
― Pete Conrad, The Arbiters

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Making Connections: 3444. - THE SUICIDE FLOWERS by Pete Conrad	11	57	Feb 10, 2015 06:17AM
Making Connections: 3763. - THE ARBITERS by Pete Conrad	3	14	Apr 21, 2015 07:17AM
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Pete’s Quotes

“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”
― Charles Bukowski

tags: humor

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“Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
Remember how she said that
We would meet again
Some sunny day?
Vera! Vera!
What has become of you?
Does anybody else here
Feel the way I do”
― Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd the Wall

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“Diamond girl, you sure do shine
Glad I found you, glad you're mine”
― Seals & Crofts

1 likes

“What is it really that motivates you
The need to fly or this fear to stop”
― Powerman 5000, Powerman 5000 - Tonight the Stars Revolt!

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“there are worse things
than being alone
but it often takes
decades to realize this
and most often when you do
it's too late
and there's nothing worse
than too late”
― Charles Bukowski

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