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    Hometown, Day One
    Hometown, Day One
    Hometown, Day One
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    Hometown, Day One

    By John Dee

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    The 'Good Ol Days' were better. In the words of Jeremiah "Hogwash; Sinners have always been sinners, Bigots have always been bigots and the Righteous have always been both.
    A hundred and fifty years of our hometown seen through the eyes of Robert Porter.
    A few words to live by thrown in for fun along with love, caring and hope.
    My only book without potty words
    John Dee

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Dee
    Release dateMay 29, 2011
    ISBN9781458108814
    Hometown, Day One
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    John Dee

    Traveling the world for fifty years I picked up some "What ifs" along with a large amount of "it could have happened(s)," and smattering of truth is stranger than fiction. (not true)I am an Irish Texan born for yarn spinning.In the "Also" category; international tour guide, exploratory mineralogist, (did I spell that correctly?) and custom gemstone buyer.

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      Hometown, Day One - John Dee

      Hometown, Day One

      By John Dee

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      Smashwords Edition

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      John Dee

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      Hometown, Day One

      Copyright 2011 by John Dee

      Smashwords Edition License Notes.

      This E-Book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only.

      You know the rest of this speech, so do what's right.

      Thank You, John Dee

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      Author's Note

      This here 'Novel' is an ongoing project; there will be a day 2, 3 and maybe even a day 4.

      Day One is a freebee. This is known as 'The Hook' and according to Jeremiah Thatcher; 'Iffin I hook you real well; then I ken charge ya for the next few.'

      Thank ya for your time.

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      Table of Contents, such as they are.

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: The Lazy Boy

      Chapter 2: Ruinous Relatives

      Chapter 3: The Scarlet Lady

      Chapter 4: Ducktails and Dunces

      Hometown, Day One

      By John Dee

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      Introduction

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      "Afternoon!

      You folks are welcome to come on up ta the porch and set a spell, iffin you have a mind to. I know ma’s been havin a might powerful itch to make some of her special lemonade, and y’all be the perfect excuse for it. She don’t make any, lessen we got company, and to tell the truth; I’ve had a powerful hankerin for some myself, so come on up and take a load off.

      Yessem; we do rent out rooms, just like the sign says, but you’ll need to talk to Ma about that. It’s her pet project. She come up with it, right after Jimmy Ray, moved off to college; he was our youngest. Well anyhow, Ma took to wanderin around the house, day and night, complainin about what a terrible lonesome it was to have such a big house, with

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