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    Insatiable Thirst
    Insatiable Thirst
    Insatiable Thirst
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    Insatiable Thirst

    By Teresa Balin

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    A normal, everyday worker is overcome by an insatiable thirst. Finding no outlet big enough to cure his thirst, it leads him from the water cooler, to draining a swimming pool, and to Niagra Falls, where he meets his ultimate doom.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTeresa Balin
    Release dateMay 19, 2011
    ISBN9781458109767
    Insatiable Thirst
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    Teresa Balin

    My methodology for writing is for the events to play out like a movie in the readers mind. I want them to feel, taste, and smell the atmosphere. That is always my priority when writing. I will tend to write short stories while I am working on a novel. Some ideas are wild but I have so much fun writing them - plus it keeps my mind active - never a bad thing, wouldn't you agree? I reside in sunny and beautiful Naples, FL.

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      Insatiable Thirst - Teresa Balin

      Insatiable Thirst

      By Teresa Balin

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