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Previously Posted On Reddit
Previously Posted On Reddit
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This is an anthology of seven months' worth of short stories posted on Reddit for the r/Writing Prompts and r/HFY subreddits. It includes fantasy, science fiction, superhero and other stories, including the ongoing tale of an immortal Neandertal.

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Release dateSep 15, 2020
ISBN9781005091934
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Alan M. Atkinson

Alan Michael Atkinson is from Australia. He grew up on a remote North Queensland cattle property and attended boarding school for his higher education. Now living in town, he has been by turns a Chinese food delivery driver, a taxi driver and a security guard. He likes to read, and plays tabletop roleplaying games when he can.He's met both Felicia Day (Buffy, Dollhouse, Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) and Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle, Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog), and has the photos to prove it.Welcome to Utopia is his first novel.

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