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Claire Olivia Golden

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Claire Olivia Golden likes books, yarn, and the Oxford comma. She graduated summa cum laude from Portland State University with a B.A. in French and English and is an author and fiber artist. Claire lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and their cats Persephone and Eleanor.

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	Pretty Girls Make Graves: A Feminine Rage Horror Anthology by River Gardner (Goodreads Author), Sage Mitchell (Goodreads Author), Kirsten Noelle Craig (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 34 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
	Grizzly: A Charity Anthology by S.C. Fisher (Editor), H. Everend (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amber Hathaway (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.92 avg rating — 24 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
	Unraveled 4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2020 — 8 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
	Sweet Bitter Love: Poetry, Love Letters, Journal Entries & Short Stories by Cathrine Swift (Goodreads Author), H.M. Darling (Goodreads Author), Felicity Devoria (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 17 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
	Folk Tales From The Hinterland by April-Jane Rowan (Goodreads Author), L.B. Shimaira (Goodreads Author), Jamie Rose (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2021	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 Lost Girl of Goose Creek 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 6 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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	Left Sock, Right Sock it was amazing 5.00 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 Button Jar: A Poetry Parody by Claire Olivia Golden (Goodreads Author), Lewis Hicks 4.33 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
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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)

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“All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it.”
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
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“I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.”
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“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”
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