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    This Father's Loss
    This Father's Loss
    This Father's Loss
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    This Father's Loss

    By Mike Herman

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    This short book briefly tells about my losing children, and how it has affected my life and well being for the last thirty five years. And hopefully it will inspire others in my position to know there is a life beyond that loss.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMike Herman
    Release dateSep 5, 2013
    ISBN9781301916023
    This Father's Loss
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    Mike Herman

    I'm really excited about finally being able to have the time to realize my life long dream of writing stories. Now that our children are grown and we can have fun with grandchildren, and great grandchildren we can enjoy some of the fruits of our early labors. My wife and I both grew up in Ohio, then moved to and lived in Florida for nearly twenty years. We have since moved back to Ohio, and plan to spend the rest of our lives here. Now that I have the time, I'm able to concentrate on the many story ideas that have been floating around in my head for years, so if you like my first completed work, get ready for a whole lot more to come. Oh! By the way. I'm the one in the picture with no hair, and standing next to my best friend, and the most beautiful person I know.

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