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    The Last Laugh
    The Last Laugh
    The Last Laugh
    Ebook32 pages29 minutes

    The Last Laugh

    By Jack Kardiac

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    A daughter's final attempt to reconnect with her estranged father doesn't go as she planned.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJack Kardiac
    Release dateJul 6, 2020
    ISBN9781005035532
    The Last Laugh
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    Jack Kardiac

    Jack Kardiac was born in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was fed a steady diet of Marvel comic books, Twilight Zone episodes and Alfred Hitchcock paperbacks. He watches Die Hard every Christmas and Peter Jackson’s King Kong every summer.Jack currently lives in the remote jungles of Indonesia where he teaches Creative Writing to young, impressionable minds. He writes short stories about creepy creatures, kids with superpowers and a handful of Biblical tales, all well worth your time and money.And yes, he has his very own clone.

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