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    Confessions of the Neighborhood Flesh Eater
    Confessions of the Neighborhood Flesh Eater
    Confessions of the Neighborhood Flesh Eater
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    Confessions of the Neighborhood Flesh Eater

    By Brent D. Seth

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    When the most disliked family on the block disappears, questions arise. One neighbor in particular has his suspicions, and goes directly to the source. What he finds is out of this world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrent D. Seth
    Release dateJul 2, 2020
    ISBN9781005162788
    Confessions of the Neighborhood Flesh Eater
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    Brent D. Seth

    Brent D. Seth was born in Bloomington, Illinois during an ice storm which, with the benefit of hindsight, seems to have been something a peak. He now lives in Detroit with his husband and numerous spoiled cats.

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      Confessions of the Neighborhood Flesh Eater - Brent D. Seth

      CONFESSIONS

      OF THE

      NEIGHBORHOOD

      FLESH EATER

      a SHORT STORY BY

      BRENT D SETH

      IT WAS A THURSDAY AFTERNOON, three days after my seventh anniversary of moving into this house, when Dan cornered me in my garage. He looked perplexed, apprehensive. His usual jocular demeanor was still present, like the Detroit Tiger’s ball cap, which almost seemed a part of his actual body, but submerged beneath a white mask of near dread. There was a question lingering on his lips, burning behind his eyes and exerting pressure on his gut like the anxiety faced by any Republican candidate trying desperately to not say something sexist, racist, or otherwise blatantly offensive.

      I had always liked Dan. He was cute in a redneck-sort-of-way, and his wife

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