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    Two Flash Fictions: One Electric, One Rosy
    Two Flash Fictions: One Electric, One Rosy
    Two Flash Fictions: One Electric, One Rosy
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    Two Flash Fictions: One Electric, One Rosy

    By Thomas M. McDade

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    Two fiction flashes: "Electric" involves a business owner whose past shows up in a tavern and then leads him to a dive bar. "Rosy
    features a landscape laborer's cultural education and an amazing escape.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas M. McDade
    Release dateNov 26, 2022
    ISBN9781005329211
    Two Flash Fictions: One Electric, One Rosy
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    Thomas M. McDade

    Thomas M. McDade is a seventy-seven-year-old former programmer/analyst residing in Fredericksburg, VA, previously, in CT & RI. He's married, has no kids, and no pets. McDade is a 1973 graduate of Fairfield University. He served two tours of duty in the U.S. Navy. tommmcd2000@yahoo.com

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      Two Flash Fictions - Thomas M. McDade

      Title Page and Licensing

      Two Flash Fictions, One Electric One Rosy, Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2022 Thomas M. McDade

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Acknowledgements:

      I am most grateful to Twixt and Twain, previous publisher of Electric

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