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    VENOANS: A SERIES OF SHORT STORIES
    VENOANS: A SERIES OF SHORT STORIES
    VENOANS: A SERIES OF SHORT STORIES
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    VENOANS: A SERIES OF SHORT STORIES

    By Adam Adams

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    Venoans is a collection of stories interwoven by members of a community in Venoa Beach. From high school teenagers and grifters to mayors and policemen, Venoans live by a code only they truly understand-one of death and big risks. We follow characters like The Bass Boys, a group of teenage guys who, after standing up to another gang, learn not t

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEBL Books
    Release dateOct 21, 2022
    ISBN9781524328207
    VENOANS: A SERIES OF SHORT STORIES
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    Adam Adams

    Adam Adams started taking writing seriously in 2009, a few years after working as a juvenile detention officer in Orlando, Florida. Born in Mount Vernon, NY, and raised in Durham, NC, he now lives and writes in his New York City apartment in East Bronx. His interests include divination, philosophy, sports, and music. "Venoans: A Series of Short Stories" is his first published book.

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