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The Shortest Route
The Shortest Route
The Shortest Route
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The Shortest Route

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Thirty-three-year-old Marty turns each stop on his route into a community event. Whether it's a Sunday afternoon poker game, a Thursday coffee gathering, or weekly chats with a lonely old man, he enjoys being with people. While his boss and family question his lack of ambition, Marty enjoys zipping around Milwaukee following the special routes his mathematician girlfriend provides. He enjoys helping demonstrate the effectiveness of her algorithms and having extra time with special customers. Life is cruising along, until her route makes him late, and jeopardizes her research. When a recently divorced customer sets her sights on him, his confidence in his approach is shaken.

Should he give up trying to help others, or continue no matter how rocky the route gets?

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Release dateDec 6, 2017
ISBN9781370348305
The Shortest Route
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Katherine Lato

Katherine Lato wrote computer programs in the telecommunication field for almost thirty years, taking every opportunity to write words in addition to computer instructions. This provides a rich background for her character-driven novels such as “Sticky Note Empire” where much of the conflict comes from forcing a mismatched team to work closely together. As the mother of three children, she brings her experience into novels such as “Making Family” and her Edinburgh Series of “Yes, And” and “Yes, But.” Working as a technical writer at Fermilab adds another dimension to her fiction writing as does her role as VP-Communications of the non-profit Partners Bridging the Digital Divide. Several short stories addressing digital inclusion can be found at: http://pbdd.org/creative-writing/ Katherine has been a member of NaNoWriMo and CritiqueCircle for ten years and has released several novels available at: katherinelato.com

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