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Lon Chaney Speaks by Pat Dorian marked with a makeup kit

99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style by Matt Madden marked with a pencil

Thoreau: A Sublime Life by Maximilien Le Roy and A. Dan marked with Magic:the Gathering card Tranquility

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green marked with a wooden rose

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green with a wooden rose sprouting from its pages

Brief Histories of Everyday Objects by Andy Warnar marked with a plastic spoon

Brief Histories of Everyday Objects by Andy Warnar marked with a plastic spoon, just hanging out in a classroom

Plastic Man: On the Lam! by Kyle Baker marked with a big rubber band

If it Bleeds by Stephen King marked with Illuminati: NWO card Media Connections

Hap and Leonard by Joe R. Lansdale marked with Illuminati: NWO card Texas

Shoplifter by Michael Cho marked with a shopping receipt

Harvey Pekar's Cleveland by Harvey Pekar and Joseph Remnant marked with a bookmark featuring an old photograph of a steam train

Plastic Man comic book, marked with a rubber band, bouncing away

Big Black Stand at Attica by Frank 'Big Black' Smith, Jaren Reinmuth, and Ameziane marked with Illuminati: NWO card Never Surrender

Driving to Geronimo's Grave by Joe R. Lansdale marked with One Upon a Time card Thief

Child Star by Brian 'Box' Brown marked with Illuminati: NWO card Media Sensation with Leonardo DiCaprio's name written in the blank space

Home AFter Dark by David Small marked with a piece of silk ribbon, which felt like a good idea when I started

Stitches by David Small marked with Illuminati: NWO card A. M. A.

Homie by Danez Smith marked with a photo of me and my homies hanging out

More Better Deals by Joe. R. Lansdale marked with Illuminati: NWO card Fnord Motor Company

My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris marked with Magic: the Gathering card Greater Werewolf

The Stone God Awakens by Philip K. Farmer marked with Magic: the Gathering card Rebirth

We Stand on Guard by Bian K. Vaughan and others marked with Illuminati: NWO card Survivalists

Set to Sea by Drew Weing marked with Magic: the Gathering card Pirate Ship

The Changing Land by Roger Zelazny marked with Magic: the Gathering card Undiscovered Paradise

The Toynbee Convector by Ray Bradybury marked with Magic: the Gathering card Wall of Wonder

When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen marked with a list things I'd like to be

Gahan Wilson's Out There by Gahan Wilson marked with Illuminati: NWO card Center for Weird Studies

Tetris: the Games People Play by Box Brown marked with a pixelated heart

Andre the Giant by Box Brown marked with Once Upon a Time card Giant

The Outsider by Stephen King marked with Magic: the Gathering card Clone

The Elephant of Surprise by Joe R. Lansdale marked with Magic: the Gathering card Hurricane

Tortured Souls by Clive Barker marked with Magic: the Gathering card Torture

Rumble Tumble by Joe R. Lansdale marked with Illuminati NWO card Cycle Gangs

Wild Years: the Music and Myth of Tom Waits by J. S. Jacobs marked with a library bookmark of a man peddling a winged bicycle

Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith marked with a flaccid, purple balloon

Falling Ill by C. K. Williams marked with a Band-Aid

The Sandman Overture by Neil Gaiman marked with a star-shaped, rainbow-bordered sticky note

Star Trek the Unauthorized History by Robert Greenberger marked with Illuminati NWO card Trekkies

The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Ship that Sank Twice by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Kurt Huggins, Zelda Devon marked with an unwritten-upon sheet of paper

Jack Rabbit Smile by Joe R. Lansdale marked with Illuminati NWO card Conspiracy Theorists

Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut marked with an abstract paiting / drinks coaster

The Two-Bear Mambo by Joe R. Lansdale marked with Illuminati NWO card KKK

Invasion of the Body Snatchers marked with a bean pod

Enchater by Robin W. Bailey marked with Magic: the Gathering card Prodigal Sorcerer, though some call him... Tim

Time's Last Gift by Philip Jose Farmer marked with a rock that kind of looks like a spearhead

Bubba and the Cosmic Bloodsuckers by Joe R. Lansdale marked with Magic: the Gathering card Cosmic Horror

Coco Butternut by Joe R. Lansdale marked with an advertisement for dog food

Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney marked with a bean pod

Observation about the cover art for Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke

Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke marked with an UNO red 3 card

Another Chance to Get it Right by Adrew Vachss marked with a photograph of my daughter

A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny marked with Illuminati: New World Order card Count Dracula

The Border by Robert McMcammon marked with Illuminati: New World Order card UFOs

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep marked with Sheep card from Settlers of Catan

Rusty Puppy by Joe. R. Lansdale marked with Illuminati: New World Order card Local Police Departments

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. This is the way the world ends

God Blass You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. marked with Monopoly card Pay Poor Tax

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. marked with a loop of string

Green Shadows, White Whale by Ray Bradybury marked with Verdant Field, Magic: the Gathering card

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl marked with Hershey's Cookies 'n' Cream candybar wrapper

Trinity by Mark Wagner marked with Rush Hold Your Fire CD booklet

End of Watch by Stephen King with NES game on broken phone

To the Heart of the Storm by Will Eisner marked with Hurricane, Magic: the Gathering card

And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer marked with Thor's Hammer, Illuminati: New World Order card

Beyond this Horizon by Robert A. Heinlein marked with $500 of Monopoly money

Hell's Bounty by Joe R. Lansdale and John L. Lansdale marked with Glyph of Doom, Magic: the Gathering card

The Maker of Universes by Philip Jose Farmer marked with Warrior, Cosmic Encounter flare card

End of Watch by Stephen King marked with Video Games, Illuminati: New World Order card

Honky Tonk Samurai by Joe R. Lansdale along with the perfect reading snack

Brighten the Corner Where You Are by Fred Chappell marked with Red Fox, Nature of the Beast card

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams marked with Xanadu, Illuminati: New World Order card

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King marked with Market, Dominion card

Honky Tonk Samurai by Joe R. Lansdale marked with Samurai, Lone Wolf and Cub board game card

13 Horrors of Halloween edited by Isaac Asimov and others marked with Fear, Magic: the Gathering card

Fender Lizards by Joe R. Lansdale marked with an ad for a Roller Derby event

Of Dice and Men by David M. Ewalt marked with Elkoremarr, AD&D 2d ed. trading card

Hell House by Richard Matheson marked with Cursed, Once Upon A Time card

The Underwater Welder by Jeff Lemire marked with Dio's Holy Diver CD booklet

The Last Temptation by Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli marked with striped candy magnet bookmark

Rush FAQ by Max Mobley marked with Signals CD booklet

Paradise Sky by Joe R. Lansdale marked with Winchester weapon card from BANG!

Daybreak by Brian Ralph marked with Scavenging Ghoul, Magic: the Gathering card

Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ros marked with Wonder Woman Justice League trading card

Pee-Wee inside Inside Pee-Wee's Playhouse by Caseen Gaines

Inside Pee-Wee's Playhouse by Caseen Gaines marked with Pee-Wee Herman doll

Ruthless by Carolyn Lee Adams marked with Escape, Once Upon A Time card

Finders Keepers by Stephen King marked with Frantic Search, Magic: the Gathering card

The Voyage of the Space Beagle by A. E. van Vogt marked with Planet Earth bookmark

Gold by Isaac Asimov marked with Dream Cache, Magic: the Gathering card

The Magic Labyrinth by Philip Jose Farmer marked with Maze of Ith, Magic: the Gathering card

Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman marked with Glorps, Illuminati New World Order SubGenius card

Hyenas by Joe R. Lansdale marked with box cutter

Dead Aim by Joe R. Lansdale marked with business card from Brakes Etc.

Black Hat Jack by Joe R. Lansdale marked with Black Jack character card from BANG!

Strange Beasts and Unusual Monsters edited by Philip Van Doren Stern marked with Monster Character card from Once Upon a Time storytelling game

Stormbringer by Michael Moorecock marked with Stormseeker, Magic: the Gathering card

Contract wtih God by Will Eisner marked with Will Eisner library bookmark

The Thicket by Joe R. Lansdale marked with Wall of Brambles, Magic: the Gathering card

Revival by Stephen King marked with Bible card from BANG!

Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist marked with plastic sunshine book mark

Me of Little Faith by Lewis Black marked with Peace bookmark my mom gave me

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King marked with Serveillance, Illuminati: Crime Lords card

Joyland by Stephen King marked with General Cannonhat, Girl Genius card

Bleeding Shadows by Joe R. Lansdale marked with Feral Shadow, Magic:the Gathering card

The Ape Man's Brother by Joe R. Lansdale marked with Gorilla War Cry, Magic the Gathering Card


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Chokes and Warbles
Now Available
Chokes and Warbles, a collection of essays and poems by Michael Channing