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    Sewage
    Sewage
    Sewage
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    Sewage

    By Thomas M. McDade

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    Sewage is a 2,359-word story that is dark as pitch. It is a tale that feeds on abuse, revelation, comeuppance, corruption, and conflagration.
    Close to the Bone, previously published “Sewage” under the title “Of Duck and Timex,” May 15, 2019

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas M. McDade
    Release dateOct 22, 2020
    ISBN9781005878702
    Sewage
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    Thomas M. McDade

    Thomas M. McDade is a seventy-seven-year-old former programmer/analyst residing in Fredericksburg, VA, previously, in CT & RI. He's married, has no kids, and no pets. McDade is a 1973 graduate of Fairfield University. He served two tours of duty in the U.S. Navy. tommmcd2000@yahoo.com

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      Sewage - Thomas M. McDade

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      Sewage, Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2019 Thomas M. McDade

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