Speaking Of
By Mary Murphy
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This is a houseful of eclectic works of fiction, gliding seamlessly over the waves of genre diversity, within these 308 pages, the reader will find one novella, one novelette, seven short stories, four flash fiction stories, and three poems. Be swept into the undulating current of time to become a traveler, a witness, and a companion to lives th
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