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    Strangers at a Funeral
    Strangers at a Funeral
    Strangers at a Funeral
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    Strangers at a Funeral

    By P.T. Phronk

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    Brandon notices them at his grandpa’s funeral first: a pair of men in sunglasses who nobody seems to know. They’re not family, they're not friends, they’re just … there. No big deal, until they show up again at the next funeral. Drawn into a world of funeral selfies and burial crashers, Brandon needs to know what these strangers want from the dead. 

    Only problem is, nobody gives a crap except him, and his school frowns upon skipping classes to watch people get buried. His sanity can’t take many more funerals, and those bulges in the strangers’ coats probably aren’t concealing anything pleasant. 

    Strangers at a Funeral is a 5500 word (22 page) short story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherForest City Pulp
    Release dateJul 24, 2014
    ISBN9781513032191
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