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    Thieves of Joy: Flash Fiction Series, #1
    Thieves of Joy: Flash Fiction Series, #1
    Thieves of Joy: Flash Fiction Series, #1
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    Thieves of Joy: Flash Fiction Series, #1

    By Anand Prakash

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    Thieves of Joy

    This is a collection of very short stories/ Flash Fiction/ Micro fiction.
    These twenty five very short stories targets happiness killers, joy stealers, peace destroyers like comparison, jealousy, guilt, racism, addiction, perfectionism, dependence on destiny, and many others, all of which one must conquer to develop self-love, acceptance, and development of sustainable relationships.
    Target audience: 'smartphone' and 'busy' generation who may not have enough time to finish a long story (shortest story in this book is 20 words and longest story in the book is 632 words). 
    Hope these shorts make you see life in a different light.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnand Prakash
    Release dateApr 22, 2018
    ISBN9781386694885
    Thieves of Joy: Flash Fiction Series, #1
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    Anand Prakash

    Anand Prakash is researcher by profession and writer by passion. In his fiction and poetry, he writes about relationships and their meanings. He has finished a collection of short stories and a book of poetry on relationships. Some of his experimental fictions have appeared in z-composition, Crack the Spine, Fictitious magazine, the Delinquent issue 20, Miser magazine issue VII. His writing can be found at http://authoranandprakash.com/ Email him at anandprakash026@gmail.com for comments about the story and questions on writing process. He looks forward to hear back from you.

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