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    Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike: Life on Alwa Station: A Novelette
    Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike: Life on Alwa Station: A Novelette
    Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike: Life on Alwa Station: A Novelette
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    Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike: Life on Alwa Station: A Novelette

    By Mike Shepherd

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    You knew it had to happen sooner or later. Abby goes on strike. Of course, it took a lot to drive her to that extreme. Just saying.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMike Shepherd
    Release dateMay 27, 2020
    ISBN9781642110463
    Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike: Life on Alwa Station: A Novelette
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    Mike Shepherd

    Mike Shepherd is the author of Like Another Lifetime In Another World an historic fiction based on his experiences as a reporter for Armed Forces Radio in Vietnam in 1967 and ‘68. It too is available through iUniverse.com. Shepherd is a free-lance writer who lives in the country near Springfield, Illinois.

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