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    Chained to Life
    Chained to Life
    Chained to Life
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    Chained to Life

    By A. Reese

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    CHAINED TO LIFE contains three flash fictions that deal with the personal troubles in their lives. In “Always and Forever” we follow the story of Lindsey who is battling her anxiety and depression with the help of her aunt. In “Breeding Insecurities” we meet Sara young girl arguing with her fiancé over his overwhelming jealousy of her two best friends. “Torch” is the story of Natalie who has a bad allergic reaction and instead of her parents Tom and Heather, helping they argue amongst themselves forgetting the pain their daughter is in.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA. Reese
    Release dateDec 1, 2019
    ISBN9780463630761
    Chained to Life
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    A. Reese

    A. Reese is a Game Writer of third person, hack and slash, action adventure, survival, stealth games. She is earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing and is a member of the International Gamer Developers Association. She spends hours playing and reviewing games such as The Last of Us and because of this she is now developing a game of her own called Ascendancy.

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      Chained to Life - A. Reese

      Chained to Life

      By A. Reese

      Copyright © A. Reese, 2019

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      ISBN:9780463630761

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Table of Contents

      Breeding Insecurities

      Always and Forever

      Torch

      About the Author

      Breeding Insecurities

      I sit patiently in the car tapping my fingers lightly against the leather steering wheel. The loud click from the passenger door opening snaps me out

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