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A short story collection. Some stories have been written for this collection and some have appeared in small magazines.
From one of the stories that appears in the collection:
"Driving Delbert Lemieux's Second Best Hearse"
We're heading north on Number 71, just me and Manny, driving Delbert Lemieux's second-best hearse. It's a '78 Caddy, long and black, with lotsa chrome. I'm wearing my blue-light-special K Mart doubleknit pants and a white shirt and my new Twins cap. Manny ain't no spiffy dresser, but he's got his lucky Dolly Parton t-shirt on. Like he said, for driving the Caddy, we oughta wear our best.
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Independent Mari, with her contentious kids and fiesty grandmother, runs a bankrupt fishing resort. Resort guest Tom muscles his way into her life, offering badly needed help and a plethora of well-meant advice. Mari's determined to succeed without either the help or the advice. Watch the sparks fly!
Chapter 1
In the wave-buffeted boat, Tom Sobieski huddled in his rain slicker. This Minnesota/Ontario border lake supposedly sat squarely in God's country. Right about now, Tom thought, all he lacked was blueprints for an ark. He brushed at the water dripping from his chin. "Does it always rain like this?" He asked his pilot, a skinny teenager.
The kid shook his head no.
"I thought maybe That's why it's named Rainy Lake," Tom persisted.
The kid shrugged. "I dunno."
You don't care, either, do you? The non-conversation was starting to tickle |
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Hearts of Gold
by Frank Whyte
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 Hearts of Gold
Synopsis
by
Frank P. Whyte
Portland, Oregon is known as the City of Roses. Of course that’s an odd name for a city whose mere mention conjures images of driving winds and torrential ra |
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