The Complete Second Season

By Alex Scott

The second out of four collections of short stories written as part of a challenge to write--or at least publish--a story a week for a year. Includes witches, a fairy, an ancient tomb, pancakes, a fusion reactor, a dragon's hoard, a time travel watch, an engine room, a haunted lumber yard, death in a pantry, Beethoven's 7th symphony, a moon toilet, and arctic chess.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alex Scott
• Release date: Jan 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005421649

Alex Scott

Alex Scott is a graduate of the University of Tennessee. He currently lives in Chattanooga.

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