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    The Iridescent Rose
    The Iridescent Rose
    The Iridescent Rose
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    The Iridescent Rose

    By Bill Pottle

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    Would you brush your teeth if it was your last day alive?

    In this 10,000 word short story a man searching for flowers for his daughter's birthday boquet stumbles on the rarest flower of all, yet what he finds calls into question everything from his day to day life to the very existance of his soul.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBill Pottle
    Release dateAug 7, 2013
    ISBN9781301399284
    The Iridescent Rose
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    Bill Pottle

    Bill lives happily ever after with his wife and children

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