Making a story from the messy thoughts and half-thoughts in… - Caitlín R. Kiernan

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Making a story from the messy thoughts and half-thoughts in her head, building a world and lives and taking them apart again, fitting the pieces together another way until it feels right, as right as she can make it feel.

Caitlín R. Kiernan

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Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan (born 26 May 1964) is an Irish-born American author, paleontologist, and prolific blogger perhaps most famous for the novels The Drowning Girl: A Memoir and The Red Tree. Kiernan is a two-time recipient of both the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker awards.

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Alternative Names: Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan • Caitlin R. Kiernan • Caitlin Rebekah Kiernan • Kathleen Tierney

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