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    Muscles Came Easy
    Muscles Came Easy
    Muscles Came Easy
    Ebook46 pages41 minutes

    Muscles Came Easy

    By Aled Islwyn

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    Aled Isylwyn's award-winning writing is is characterized by emotional concerns underlain by lyrical intensity. In this short story, taken from the collection Out With It, charm and confidence allow Joel to part men with their money in the gym and the gay clubs, but Welsh muscle-boy soon discovers his ability to escape the past is not as developed as his physique.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherParthian Books
    Release dateNov 1, 2012
    ISBN9781908069443
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