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    A Brief Intermission: A Romantic 4th of July Story
    A Brief Intermission: A Romantic 4th of July Story
    A Brief Intermission: A Romantic 4th of July Story
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    A Brief Intermission: A Romantic 4th of July Story

    By Rusty Fischer

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    As the theaters at Flickers Cinemas empty and the whole town prepares to watch the 4th of July fireworks, Chance Prescott interrupts the horror flick in Theater 4 to surprise the movie’s only patron with a brief intermission, including a rooftop view of the town’s fireworks display. Will romance blossom under the “hiss and boom” in the sky above? Or will Chance’s risky proposition fall on deaf ears? You never know what might happen in the summer heat...

    This 4,100-word short story is 24 pages long.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRusty Fischer
    Release dateJun 16, 2014
    A Brief Intermission: A Romantic 4th of July Story
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    Rusty Fischer

    Rusty Fischer is a full-time freelance writer, multi-published ghostwriter and the author of dozens of published books across a variety of genres, from nonfiction to fiction, including his popular A Living Dead Love Story series from Medallion Press. Visit him at www.rustyfischer.com to read more!

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      A Brief Intermission - Rusty Fischer

      A Brief Intermission:

      A Romantic 4th of July Story

      By Rusty Fischer, author of A Town Called Snowflake

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      A Brief Intermission

      Rusty Fischer

      Copyright 2014 by Rusty Fischer

      Smashwords Edition

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      This is a work of fiction. All of the names, characters, places and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.

      Cover credit: © Syda Productions – Fotolia.com

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      Author’s Note:

      The following is a FREE short story edited by the author himself. If you see any glaring mistakes, I apologize in advance and hope you don’t take it out on my poor characters, who had nothing to do with their author’s bad grammar!

      Happy reading… and Happy 4th of July!

      Enjoy!

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      A Brief Intermission:

      A Romantic 4th of July Story

      She thinks I don’t know her, but I do. She comes in every Thursday to see last week’s new release. Gets the same thing every time: small popcorn, no butter, red licorice – never black – small diet soda. Three

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