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    Green, A Short Story
    Green, A Short Story
    Green, A Short Story
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    Green, A Short Story

    By Sara Zaske

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    An off-world trader and a green civil rights activist walk into a trendy restaurant on a desert planet...

    This unusual and provocative short story by Sara Zaske was shortlisted for The Reader's 2012 Short Story competition.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSara Zaske
    Release dateAug 9, 2012
    ISBN9781476446530
    Green, A Short Story
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    Sara Zaske

    SARA ZASKE is an American writer who lived in Berlin for six and a half years. Her articles on her family's experiences in Germany have appeared on Time.com, in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bild am Sontag, Germany's largest Sunday paper. She lives in Idaho with her husband and two children. Sara is the author of Achtung Baby:An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children.

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      Green, A Short Story - Sara Zaske

      GREEN

      a short story by Sara Zaske

      Smashwords Edition

      sarazaske.wordpress.com

      GREEN

      Copyright 2012 Sara Zaske

      All rights reserved.

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      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events, organizations, or persons living or deceased is entirely coincidental.

      GREEN

      A hiss of disapproval greeted Luis Romero and his date when they walked into the restaurant. Luis tightened his grip on Mira's arm as he led her to their table, but she just smiled back at the offended faces, like a wide-eyed schoolgirl out for her first dinner at a fancy restaurant.

      Luis didn’t understand their aversion. He loved looking at Mira. She was green—so different than any color Luis had seen on Earth. The trendy Philots restaurant was frequented by elite of Mezotia, so

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