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    Stories To Squint At
    Stories To Squint At
    Stories To Squint At
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    Stories To Squint At

    By Fredrick Otto, Jr

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    "Little Guy" is a story about a couple, Roxanne and Guy , driving to a hospital, but their car breaks down, and Roxanne is about to give birth.

    "Chicken at The Bar" is a story about Greg, a lover of alcohol, meeting a headless, blood spraying, chicken at the bar.

    "Curious Jordan" is the story of a boy, Jordan, attempting to open a mysterious box that arrived at the door from a man with coded letters on his back that spell UPS.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFredrick Otto, Jr
    Release dateMay 27, 2018
    Stories To Squint At
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    Fredrick Otto, Jr

    Fredrick Otto Jr is studying for his BFA in Creative Writing in Orlando, FL. His flash piece “Curious Jordan” was published the Scarlet Leaf Review. He started writing in middle school and found it liberating. The genres he writes are sci-fi and contemporary. He plays guitar his dog named Taco.

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      Stories To Squint At - Fredrick Otto, Jr

      Stories To Squint At

      By: Fredrick Otto Jr

      Copyright by Fredrick Otto Jr, 2018

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      Dedication

      To Aryssa Valadares for editing, Colton Bennett for the title, and parents for

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