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    Playing Chicken: Celtic Myths
    Playing Chicken: Celtic Myths
    Playing Chicken: Celtic Myths
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    Playing Chicken: Celtic Myths

    By A.L. Lester

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    Marc returns home from London to his isolated Welsh cottage for good, having found his ex boyfriend shagging someone else in their bed. Who's the thin, freezing cold man with the bruised face he finds in his barn? Will the tenuous connection between them grow, or fade away?

    A 9,000 word short story to mark the Welsh St Valentine's Day, St Dwynwen's Day, the 25th of January. With chickens.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA.L. Lester
    Release dateJan 19, 2021
    ISBN9781393720478
    Playing Chicken: Celtic Myths
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    A.L. Lester

    Writer of queer, paranormal, historical, romantic suspense. Lives in the South West of England with Mr AL and two children. Likes gardening but doesn't really have time or energy. Not musical. Doesn't much like telly. Non-binary. Chronically disabled. Has tedious fits.Instagram, tiktok, fb: CogentHippoMastodon: @CogentHippo@Wandering.Shop

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