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Nic McCool is the author of one novel, a dozen or so short stories, seven plays, and a recipe for double chocolate peanut butter cookies that he refuses to share with anyone. He is also the writer/reader for the podcast "The End of Maxwell Hopes". ...more

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The End of Maxwell Hopes: Episode Fifteen

Max goes to college… kinda.

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	Dead Connection by Vincent V. Cava, Matt Dymerski (Goodreads Author), Nic McCool (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	{Smile} by Nic McCool (Goodreads Author), Sonja Damerval (Editor) 4.08 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By Nic McCool {Smile} [Paperback] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories in Future Tense: The 2015 Word Branch Publishing Science Fiction Anthology (The Word Branch Publishing Annual Science Fiction Anthology) by Word Branch Publishing (10-Dec-2014) Paperback by Nic McCool (Goodreads Author), Sergio Palumbo, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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