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    Berries, and Other Stories by Ben Fitzsimmons
    Berries, and Other Stories by Ben Fitzsimmons
    Berries, and Other Stories by Ben Fitzsimmons
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    Berries, and Other Stories by Ben Fitzsimmons

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    BERRIES, AND OTHER STORIES BY BEN FITZSIMMONS consists a few stories that will leave you thinking about your own past experiences, whether they be positive or negative.

    "Berries" is a very short story about a young girl wandering through the woods who becomes tempted to eat some wild berries growing on a bush.

    "Monsters In the Living Room" follows a little girl named Sophia and her trusty companion, Mr. Theodore Bear, as they try to navigate through her dark house during a storm to find an important family memento all while avoiding the monsters searching for her in the darkness.

    "Sound From Above" follows James as he attempts to find out what is making the thumping sound coming from his attic before his in-laws arrive.

    "A Simple Volleyball Match" is just that. It follows Jack and Jazmine, two competitive young adults in a relationship together who decide to head to the beach on a hot summer day to play each other in a 1-on-1 volleyball match.

    In "Morning In the Motel Room" Ethan wakes up to find he's made a horrible mistake and his conversation in the aftermath of it all as he prepares to leave and face that mistake head on.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBen Fitzsimmons
    Release dateOct 23, 2022
    ISBN9781005085223
    Berries, and Other Stories by Ben Fitzsimmons
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    Ben Fitzsimmons

    Ben Fitzsimmons is a game writer who writes comedy, drama, and fantasy for first-person adventure games and massively multiplayer online role-playing games. He currently attends Full Sail University and is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing. He currently has multiple published pieces of works in the likes of "Extraction Magazine" and "Gridiron Heroics." When he’s not writing, he loves healing high-end dungeons in World of Warcraft.Twitter: @BenFitzsimmons9Twitch: hopelessbean

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