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    Hypnotizing Chickens
    Hypnotizing Chickens
    Hypnotizing Chickens
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    Hypnotizing Chickens

    By Deran Ludd

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    A well-paying working vacation in picturesque New Mexico. Two women, on assignment to kill someone else's irritant, end up playing a near deadly game of race and gender, just to get breakfast.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDeran Ludd
    Release dateAug 24, 2010
    ISBN9781452366654
    Hypnotizing Chickens
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    Deran Ludd

    Deran Ludd takes traditional genre fiction, twists it and twists it, adds unusual characters, and tells tales pumped with action, woe, and dark humor. Ludd is the author of two published novels: Sick Burn Cut (Semiotext[e], 1992) and No Aloha (Semiotext[e], 1999; DIY ebook edition, 2010). Ludd is also the author of several short stories, including eshort stories Upshot, He Has A Face Like A Steel Trap, The Carnage Motel and Hypnotizing Chickens. All are available FREE here at Smashwords and from most other ebook outlets.

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