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    Spontaneous
    Spontaneous
    Spontaneous
    Ebook43 pages33 minutes

    Spontaneous

    By Chris Damon

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    It’s been almost a year since a global outbreak of Spontaneous Human Combustion began, and society is finding unique ways to deal with the epidemic. Meanwhile, James Penner is just trying to keep his head down. But with his wife growing increasingly distant and his boss breathing down his neck, Penner finds coping is getting more difficult every day.

    When he meets a mysterious woman named Amanda and makes an astounding discovery, everything changes for Penner.

    Spontaneous is a speculative short story with truth at its heart. An engaging blend of science-fiction, mystery and humor inspired by authors like Philip K. Dick, Douglas Adams, Stephen King and Neil Gaiman.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChris Damon
    Release dateNov 14, 2013
    ISBN9781311676023
    Spontaneous
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    Chris Damon

    I write stuff. Stories mostly. Sometimes other stuff. Usually from the nooks and crannies for dark bars and worn coffee shops in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota

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