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Ian Payton

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A Very Scalzi Christmas

by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)

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“I think I speak for all of us when I say that moistening aliens was not on the agenda for any of us at this table.”

It’s a strong start :-)" — Dec 21, 2025 04:41PM

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Book cover for The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds #1)

The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds #1) by Micaiah Johnson

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That’s twice now someone called me a miracle. And again it comes from the mouth of someone whose sibling I killed.

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“Boys learn, formally or informally, that it’s inappropriate to express emotion. And if you violate these rules, there are social costs associated with that.’ So boys learn to rein it in.”
― Max Dickins, Billy No-Mates: How I Realised Men Have a Friendship Problem

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