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Don Gillette is a member of the Academy of American Poets and is an active voting member of the Horror Writers Association. He holds both BS and MA degrees in English.
Born and raised on the Atlantic Coast, he has been writing fiction, non-fiction, plays, and poetry since he begged for (and got) one of the original "Tom Thumb" typewriters for his 6th birthday.
Don has published three novels (Pandemonium, Rubber Dead Man, Sarcophagus), a collection of his political humor articles from time spent as a newspaper editor (The Meeker Collection), a poetry collection (The Face In The Mirror Is Not Mine), a short fiction collection (Old Leather), and a mixed media fantasy collaboration (Fallen Angels) along with several chapbooks.
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	Old Leather really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 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
	Fallen Angels by Don Gillette (Goodreads Author), Don Gilbert (With) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
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	The Meeker Collection: Humor From The Pages of The Wilson County Advocate 1991-1993 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 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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Whew... The beginning of the book gave me an I Am Legend vibe that built at the perfect pace to keep me turning pages; character introduction was done at precisely the right time and character relationships progressed deftly, especially those that wou ...more
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This one was a stretch and probably my least favorite of the series. The descriptions of Daniel Edward Flowers Bunkowski weren't quite as good as they are in the other books and his murder and mayhem weren't quite as detailed, but still okay. What turn ...more
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Very involved, very intricate, and for the first 75%, a gripping, enjoyable read. I read the ebook, so I can't really say how long it was (Amazon reports the paperback at 374 pages) but it seemed very, very long in that it took me forever to get from ...more
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Best read of 2025. This one takes on several genres and does them all masterfully culminating in a great haunted house/ghost tale. It becomes a page-turner very quickly--about halfway through Chapter 1, in fact. The main character rapidly became a favo ...more
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