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    Elvis Has Left the Building
    Elvis Has Left the Building
    Elvis Has Left the Building
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    Elvis Has Left the Building

    By Charity Tahmaseb

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    Second generation Elvis impersonator, Elliot, is content with his small-town circuit and regular gigs at the Holiday Inn, until he attracts a fan who has never heard of the King. But stepping free of the shadow cast by both his father and Elvis may prove to be impossible. A short story.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUntreed Reads
    Release dateNov 12, 2013
    ISBN9781611876321
    Elvis Has Left the Building
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    Charity Tahmaseb

    Charity Tahmaseb was a 2003 Golden Heart finalist, and one of her short stories was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is the co-author, with Darcy Vance, of The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading, and lives in Minnesota. Visit her at thegeekgirlsguide.com/wordpress.

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