Adam-Troy Castro - Reactor

Adam-Troy Castro - Reactor

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By Alex Brown

September 20, 2023

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In the Eye of the Buyer: Adam-Troy Castro’s “Glimpses in Amber”

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January 25, 2023

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January 5, 2022

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December 5, 2019

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book reviews

The Author And The Box: Her Husband’s Hands and Other Stories by Adam-Troy Castro

By Stefan Raets

March 18, 2014

Excerpts

Excerpts

Gustav Gloom and the People Taker (Excerpt)

By Adam-Troy Castro

August 8, 2012

Original Fiction

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Our Human

By Adam-Troy Castro

May 30, 2012

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Social issues

That’s Not Billy Anymore

By Adam-Troy Castro

September 14, 2010

“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”

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