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    Six Flashes of Parchment
    Six Flashes of Parchment
    Six Flashes of Parchment
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    Six Flashes of Parchment

    By Carine Engelbrecht

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    Six Flashes of Parchment is a collection of horror-themed short-shorts. Find out what happens when crime and punishment meets reality TV, when zombies become prized museum exhibits, when you try to con the devil out of his due and when you stray into a marketplace for the damned.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarine Engelbrecht
    Release dateOct 31, 2015
    ISBN9781311538635
    Six Flashes of Parchment
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    Carine Engelbrecht

    Born of a South African father and a Dutch-Frisian mother, Carine Engelbrecht now resides in the shadow of the Mountain of the Wind. She likes stories, coffee, horses, cats, fairies, art, music, angels, forests, unexplained mysteries, history (especially when it has horses in), people (in small increments - especially when they bring her stories, coffee or both), ghosts and the full moon at midnight.

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      Six Flashes of Parchment - Carine Engelbrecht

      Six Flashes of Parchment

      Carine Engelbrecht

      Copyright 2015 by Carine Engelbrecht

      Smashwords Edition

      Thank you for downloading this e-book. Although it is free, it remains the copyrighted intellectual property of the author and may be reproduced, copied and distributed only for non-commercial reasons and provided that the content remains in its original, complete form. It is a work of fiction.

      For my sister, Janneke, who, despite not being much of a horror fan herself, attended each of my readings at the Bloody Parchment Reading Event, except for the last one. She had a good excuse for her absence, though, and I know she was there in spirit. Hope you enjoy this collection, J.

      And for Nerine, thanks for bringing this event to life, (2009-2014).

      Contents

      The Curious Case of the Pizza Guy

      The Mask of Arrakutt

      The Greatest Lottery on Earth

      The Troll Appocalypse

      The Last Stall

      The Last Zombie in the World

      About the Event

      About the

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