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Retired welder/metal fabricator, now a writer. I always said that I would be a writer in college, studying to be a biologist or an English professor. I chose a trade instead to stave off frostbite and starvation.

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	Half-a-Rat: The View from the Clocktower it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 4 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
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She was hard to trick, especially when it concerned a ball. If he teased too long she would tackle him for it. He feigned tossing the ball back over the hedge, flinging side arm instead, up the row towards Mrs. Napier’s yard. The ball struck the steel pole of the clothesline and ricocheted Read more of this blog post »

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The premiere account of the battle in the Pacific Robert Leckie waited to tell the tale of his USMC experience in battle and comeraderie for over a decade. He honed the art of storytelling and finding the truth in his memories of the real people who ...more
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