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They don't all have to be good

Ian Patterson, Alex Shifman, Ian Barr

A publication of my daily writings, mostly fiction, primarily bullshit.

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  • Ian Patterson

    Award-winning science fiction author, engineer, bike nerd. Check out my novels in the Narrator Cycle, and Fruits of Our Labor, out through Shiraki Press August 25th.

  • Alex Shifman

    Dyslexic writer spelling poorly out of Los Angeles. Buy my book The Pale at Amazon or Barns and Nobel

  • Ian Barr

    Canadian Indie Author; Developmental Editor; Dungeon Master; Grumpy Bear; Forklift Certified... All my work is 100% homegrown real human writing.

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