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    The Fishing Trip That Never Was
    The Fishing Trip That Never Was
    The Fishing Trip That Never Was
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    The Fishing Trip That Never Was

    By Cameron Thompson

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    It was summer 2012, It had been raining for months and I was bored, I wanted to go on a fishing trip. So I answered an ad I found on the internet and ended up going fishing with two strangers in a rather dodgy fishing boat. This is the hilarious true story of what happened

    This story is ideal for a quick read on the train or on a daily commute to work

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCameron Thompson
    Release dateFeb 27, 2013
    ISBN9781301239160
    The Fishing Trip That Never Was
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    Cameron Thompson

    Cameron Thompson is in his early 50's and lives in a 400 year old cottage in South East England with his wife, three children & three cats! Cameron has tended to write mainly, true, short stories about his life, either growing up, or usually hilarious things that have happened to him over the years. His first true short story is "A weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix" He has just published a collection of hilarious true short Stories entitled 'Growing up in the 70's' which takes you from his very first memories to age 25. He has written several more short stories that he intends to publish here on Smashwords over the next few weeks / months Cameron's writing style is heavily influenced by his favourite all time Author Ernest Hemmingway! He doesn't tend to go for flowery descriptions, however he writes the story so you are gripped, and feel like you actually lived the experience yourself!

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      The Fishing Trip That Never Was - Cameron Thompson

      The Fishing Trip That Never Was

      Cameron Thompson

      Published by Cameron Thompson]

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 Cameron Thompson

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      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 book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      It was a dull day in May 2012, in southern England, and low and behold it was raining yet again. Ever since the drought orders had been put in place at the end of March, after the driest winter since records began, it had not stopped raining. Little did I know that it would rain for virtually every day, from April, right through to June, and July.

      I started day dreaming of what it might be like to have a

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