As the Candle Burned

By Mario V. Farina

Vic was meeting Marie for the the first time. They agreed that finding someone new after being divorced is difficult. Marie said she was a good catch and had an offer for men that could not be refused. How would Vic feel about the offer? He found out as the candle burned.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mario V. Farina
• Release date: Apr 26, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311799203

Mario V. Farina

Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor ([e-mail]).

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As The Candle Burned

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Mario V. Farina

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I drove to the apartment house on Wilson Avenue and found 236 without any trouble. There were plenty of parking spaces and I parked across the street. I exited from the comfort of the air-conditioned Honda into the stifling heat of a humid July evening and locked the car door

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