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You can read Tyler’s short story “The Point of the Blade of Endings” in 99 Fleeting Fantasies from Pulse Publishing.

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EVEN A DREAM CAN BE CAUGHT IN PROSE…

Featuring Tyler’s story, plus stories by Cat Rambo, Charles Stross, Crystal Frasier, Jody Lynn Nye, Premee Mohamed, Seanan McGuire, Wole Talabi, and many more!

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You can read Tyler’s short story “The Devil You Don’t” in 99 Tiny Terrors from Pulse Publishing.

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Featuring Tyler’s story and stories by Meg Elison, Ruthanna Emrys, Seanan McGuire, Premee Mohamed, Cat Rambo, and many more!

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Tyler’s novel, The Imaginary Corpse, is available from Angry Robot Books and in audiobook from Tantor Media, narrated by James Fouhey.

A dinosaur detective in the land of unwanted ideas battles trauma, anxiety, and the first serial killer of imaginary friends.

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