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    Out of My Brain: Short Stories
    Out of My Brain: Short Stories
    Out of My Brain: Short Stories
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    Out of My Brain: Short Stories

    By R.D. McKown

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    This book is a series of short stories that will freak you out, cheer on the characters and have nightmares of some. Readers of horror and fantasy will enjoy this book. Different in every aspect. Not for the faint hearted.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateMar 24, 2016
    ISBN9781504984331
    Out of My Brain: Short Stories
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    R.D. McKown

    I am R. D. McKown, a sixty-five-year-old man recently retired from my previous job. I began writing stories in the seventh grade and have been on and off since then. I’ve never been published before. I have held various jobs in the past: being a psychiatric technician, working with the criminally insane, being an alcohol/drug counselor, and being a security officer. I’m living in Kansas now, where I moved back from California. As a child, I grew up in Kansas. I’m a country-life quitter, and I give myself time to vent my imagination. Me and my significant other, Marie, are animal rescuers. We are loaded down with various cats, dogs, and two pigeons. Besides writing, I like to go fishing and going to the gun range for practice. This book is a diverse set of tales in different genres, and I hope its sparks the greatest interest and enjoyment to my readers about the unimaginable.

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