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Some Very Short Stories

Kurt Stern

Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing

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Summary

It is the author’s intention to keep these “Very Short Stories” as brief as possible so as not to bore the reader, rewarding him with a surprise and a twist in each one. All the events described are fiction. The author was privileged to live in different continents and countries enabling him to refer to a variety of mentalities yet proving that the sense of humor prevailing in each story is common to all sections of human nature. The reader will enjoy the surprising narratives, most of them with a twist at the end.
Available since: 10/19/2016.

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