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Grant Wamack is the author of The Frolicking, Black Gypsies, and God's Leftovers. He has had more than 40 short stories published in places such as Dark Moon Digest, the Best of Surreal Grotesque, and The New Flesh. You can find him floating around LA, reading tarot cards, and practicing jiu jitsu. Keep up with him by following his free weekly newsletter Literary Loud on substack: https://grantwamack.substack.com/ ...more

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	God's Leftovers 4.04 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2022 — 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
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	A Lightbulb's Lament 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Notes from the Guts of a Hippo 3.86 avg rating — 28 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
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― Jorge Luis Borges

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