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Fun conversation with Bill Blume. His latest book West of the Apocalypse is available from Time Killer Publishers. He’s written other sci/fi and fantasy books and short stories including one titled The Big Sneeze, which is a comic police procedural with dragons.
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https://www.instagram.com/billblume/
https://www.threads.net/@billblume
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