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    Shelf: A Michael Platt Short Story
    Shelf: A Michael Platt Short Story
    Shelf: A Michael Platt Short Story
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    Shelf: A Michael Platt Short Story

    By Sean Callister

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    Michael's current foster parents take him next door for a Christmas Eve dinner with the neighbors. The results are a bit...strange. A short story depicting one strange interaction with Michael Platt set six months before the horrific events of "I Really Like Hurting You."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSean Callister
    Release dateJan 1, 2023
    ISBN9798987329238
    Shelf: A Michael Platt Short Story
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    Sean Callister

    Sean Callister writes stories across several genres, including children's fiction and horror.

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      Shelf

      A Michael Platt Short Story

      Sean Callister

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      Copyright © 2022 by Sean Callister

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. For permission requests, contact seancallisterwriter@gmail.com

      The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred.

      ISBN 979-8-9873292-3-8

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      Just to make it clear:

      Michael Platt didn’t want to be liked. He didn’t do anything to be

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