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    The Complications of Life
    The Complications of Life
    The Complications of Life
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    The Complications of Life

    By Heather Toler

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    A fiction anthology, The Complications of Life, is a collection of short stories that remind the audience of just that, the complicated nature of life. These stories are a peek into the world of men and women surviving the hereafter of their lives, doing the best with what they have left. The stories follow a senator with a murderous backer, a widowed NYPD cop struggling against the urge for revenge, and more.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHeather Toler
    Release dateFeb 21, 2016
    ISBN9781310497223
    The Complications of Life
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    Heather Toler

    With a background in the entertainment industry, Heather Toler spent the better half of the last six years helping other writers bring their stories to the big screen as a hair and makeup artist. Working almost exclusively in Richmond, she has been a consistent part of the Commonwealth's growing film industry since 2011. In 2013, she decided to pursue a long-held passion of writing and enrolled in her first screenwriting class. Hundreds of short stories and screenplays later she is earning her Bachelors of Fine Art's in Creative Writing from Full Sail University."The artistic knowledge I've gained as a Makeup Artist and a Brand Designer has served to help open my field of vision as it pertains to the world of writing, more specifically world development. I love encouraging people, challenging people, I now do that with words by building worlds."

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      The Complications of Life - Heather Toler

      Table of Contents

      Title

      Copyright Page

      Dedication

      Introduction

      Backward Kick

      Testament

      Incarnate

      A Complication of Life

      Justice

      The Complications of Life

      The Complications of Life by Heather Toler


      © 2016 Heather Toler

      The Complications of Life License Notes: This eBook may not be copied, distributed, reposted, reprinted and shared without written permission from the author.

      Dedication

      This book is for everyone that believes I am stronger, smarter and a better person than I actually am. Your belief helps me to continue the fight!

      h

      Introduction

      The Complications of Life is a collection of short stories that remind us of just that, the complicated nature of life. These stories are a peek into the world of men and women in the hereafter of their lives, doing the best with what they have left. While I hope you are entertained, I hope more than anything you are encouraged.

      In Backward Kick, the journey begins with Bobby, a deep sea diver with a sense of wonder that

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