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    The Carver and Other Daunting Stories
    The Carver and Other Daunting Stories
    The Carver and Other Daunting Stories
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    The Carver and Other Daunting Stories

    By Cynthia Campos

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    The Carver and Other Daunting Stories; are short stories full of suspense, thrilling, horror as each story dwells into the dark self-discoveries and the tragedies one carries along with them.

    "THE CARVER," is a story about a rebellious character named Seth Myers, who is often running away from dealing with his family. He finds himself one rainy day, hitching a ride that ends up costing him the chance of running way ever again.

    "THE CURSE," meet Emily Jacobs, after staying up all night from her lucid nightmares, restless Emily staggers along the morning to an unexpected delivery. At her door step, she finds a package that might hold the reasons to her cursed nightmares.

    "CONTROLLED," introducing Lilac Blackwood, a mentally abused girl who discovers a dark, hidden secret as she stands up for herself for the first time and escaping her tormented household.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCynthia Campos
    Release dateJul 30, 2017
    ISBN9781370384280
    The Carver and Other Daunting Stories
    Author

    Cynthia Campos

    Cynthia Campos is a novelist who writes horror and thiller stories because some people are born with tragedy in their blood. She is currently in pursuit of earning her B.F.A for Fine Arts in Creative Writing for Entertainment at Full Sail University.

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      The Carver and Other Daunting Stories - Cynthia Campos

      The Carver and Other Daunting Stories

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      By Cynthia Campos

      Publish by Cynthia Campos at Smashwords

      Copyright 2017 Cynthia Campos.

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      Table of Contents

      Title

      Copyright

      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      The Carver

      The Curse

      Controlled

      Author Biography

      Dedication

      To my nightmares and dark self-discoveries.

      The Carver

      Some people are born with tragedy in their blood. My whole life has been spent hitch hiking highway thirty-three. I grew up walking on this highway, making

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