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      <image:caption>My first book tour was so much fun! Photo courtesy of Matt Price</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My story “The Garden Gnome” in this anthology was nominated for a Pushcart Prize</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dallas-based horror author Robert E. Stahl is on the road in Texas promoting Show Me Where It Hurts by JournalStone Publishing</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Meet Dallas horror author of Show Me Where It Hurts, Robert E. Stahl, on the road, coming to a location in Texas near you.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Catch me in Texas on my book tour for Show Me Where It Hurts from JournalStone Press. Photo courtesy of Matt Price.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Writing the stories in Show Me Where It Hurts changed me forever. BTW those are not my teeth. Art courtesy of JournalStone.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Grade school art project showcases my love of spooky stuff. Clearly, it’s obvious why writing suited me better. (No idea why the moon looks like a butthole.)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A page from a novel I started writing in 7th grade. I got one more page before I fizzled out. (Cracks me up how afraid I was of that right margin.)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My first store book signing with my friend, author Kerry Shatzer. Pick up his puzzle book, Diversions.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Watch the award-winning short film Trick, now available for viewing on YouTube</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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