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    SHORT AND SHORTER
    SHORT AND SHORTER
    SHORT AND SHORTER
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    SHORT AND SHORTER

    By Doug Ingold

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    Short and Shorter is a collection of ten contemporary short fiction stories of a literary nature, plus six single-page flash fictions. One story is set in Austria while the remainder are set in the United States.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWolfenden
    Release dateJul 1, 2023
    ISBN9780997351354
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