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    Marked: Collected Ramblings
    Marked: Collected Ramblings
    Marked: Collected Ramblings
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    Marked: Collected Ramblings

    By Sheila Pierson

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    Marked: Collected Ramblings is the first ebook by new author Sheila R. Pierson. This is a collection of flash fiction, short stories and poetry that digs into the heart of humanity, reflecting both the good and the bad, the struggles the characters face with the choices they've made, and the consequences of those choices.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSheila Pierson
    Release dateDec 1, 2012
    ISBN9781301560516
    Marked: Collected Ramblings
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    Sheila Pierson

    Sheila Pierson is a writer and yoga teacher. She's been writing since childhood and finally decided to get serious about it. She cannot imagine her life without writing or being creative. She is passionate in her pursuits.

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      Marked - Sheila Pierson

      Marked

      Sheila R. Pierson

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      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2012 Sheila R. Pierson

      License Notes: This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this ebook with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, events or locales are coincidental. The characters, story lines and dialogue are all products of the author’s imagination.

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      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Restored

      Auditory Hallucinations

      Steak and Potatoes

      A Man of Faith

      Poetry

      Preface

      The title, Marked has special meaning for me for a number of reasons, but I’ll only go into one of those here. There was a time when a good many people were unable to read and therefore unable to even sign their own names. In place of a signature, they would leave their ‘mark’ on documents. Today, we still have a huge portion of our population who are illiterate or functionally illiterate. They may be able to sign their names but are unable to enjoy a good book or read a bedtime story to their children. This pains me greatly. I fell in love with books at a very young age, learned to read and never looked back. I can’t imagine how my life would be if I couldn’t read, if I couldn’t write the stories in

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