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Needles & Pin: A Tender Memory
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In this short memoir, a dedicated dad goes all in to help his daughter fulfill a phlebotomy class requirement for nursing school. Rated G. Approximately 1975 words.
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Patrick Dorn
Patrick Dorn used to write weird westerns set in Old California, New Mexico, and Colorado, but then he visited Ireland. Now his supernatural fiction alternates between The West and The Emerald Isle, but is always, always weird. He's also an Anglican priest and a full-time chaplain. Check out Patrick's blog, stories, plays, musicals, children's books, and more at www.PatrickDorn.com. You can reach him at Patrick@PatrickDorn.com
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Needles & Pin - Patrick Dorn
Needles and Pin
Needles and Pin
A Tender Memory
Patrick Dorn
Copyright © 2020 by Patrick Dorn
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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