Ray Vukcevich (born 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and literary fiction. His stories have been compared to the works of R. A. Lafferty,

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, and

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. Some seventy-five stories, with titles such as "White Guys in Space", have appeared in science fiction and literary magazines. His online novelette "

The Wages of Syntax "The Wages of Syntax" is a 2003 science fiction short story by Ray Vukcevich Ray Vukcevich (born 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and literary fiction. His stories have been compared to the works of R. A. Lafferty, George Saunders, and D ...

" was a finalist for the 2004

Nebula Award for Best Novelette The Nebula Award for Best Novelette is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) to a science fiction or fantasy novelette. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novelette if it is between 7,50 ...

. Vukcevich's novel '' The Man of Maybe Half a Dozen Faces'' was published by

Minotaur Books St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...

in 2000. A collection of short stories — ''Meet Me in the Moon Room'' — was published in 2001 by

Small Beer Press Small Beer Press is a publisher of fantasy and literary fiction, based in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was founded by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link in 2000 and publishes novels, collections, and anthologies. It also publishes the zine A zi ...

. Originally from

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex , Offi ...

, as of 2014 he lives in

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. He is a member of the

Wordos The Wordos is a writing workshop based in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Its members meet once a week to critique stories and discuss the art, craft, and business of writing. It is a long-running speculative fiction critique group, and has a high c ...

writers' group.

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The Man of Maybe Half-a-Dozen Faces ''The Man of Maybe Half-a-Dozen Faces'' is a 2000 detective novel by Ray Vukcevich. It was first published by Thomas Dunne Books. Synopsis Skylight Howells is a private investigator with multiple identities and an addiction to tap dancing, bot ...

'' (2000, novel) * ''Meet Me in the Moon Room ''(2001, collection of short stories)

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