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    Ebook37 pages31 minutes

    Wish List

    By Derek Powell

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    Tom Swanson, new owner of a genuine magic lamp, learns the hard way that every wish has a price.

    This short story is also available in "Infinite Dimensions," a new anthology by Derek Powell.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDerek Powell
    Release dateNov 13, 2012
    ISBN9781301908585
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    Derek Powell

    Derek Powell was born in 1975, in Alabama. He followed his wife to Wisconsin in 2001, and has lived there ever since. Happily married with two sons, Derek is the author of a growing number of self-published short stories, mostly in the horror and suspense genres, with an occasional science-fiction story. In between short stories, Derek is also working on his first novel, which he hopes to publish in late 2013.

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