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Mike Hays

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	Putting the Science in Fiction: Expert Advice for Writing with Authenticity in Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Other Genres by Dan Koboldt (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Chuck Wendig (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Gareth D. Jones (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.21 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2018 — 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
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Baseball Bats

Thirteen years old and I’m playing right field late in the game on a late weeknight game at Liondotte Field, Kansas City, Kansas.

It’s hot.

It’s mid-June humid, and there’s a haze in the air, which, for once, is not caused by the 1970s-era parents chain-smoking in the stands trying to stay awake.

The coach has thrown me out in the field as a defensive substitution so he can sleep better knowing he

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Robber and Hero: The Story of the Raid on the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota, by the James-Younger Band of Robbers in 1876

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