Soldiers of the Grass

By Tom Allison

This is a story about a landscaping company called Centennial Landscaping, located in Lakewood, Colorado. That's near Denver. There were only three employees: Me, Robert, and Doug, the boss.

The work was physically demanding, but there were fringe benefits. Like working around all the teenyboppers and the soccer moms, who were sunning th

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tom Allison
• Release date: Feb 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9781088060063

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