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    For Want of Cruelty: Overhill
    For Want of Cruelty: Overhill
    For Want of Cruelty: Overhill
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    For Want of Cruelty: Overhill

    By Misti Wolanski

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    "My father was a vampire," she tells you. And maybe she makes you believe it…

    — • — • — • —

    A short story / flash fiction of fewer than 2k words, or less than 5 minutes of reading for the average reader.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMisti Wolanski
    Release dateJan 29, 2014
    ISBN9781497735873
    For Want of Cruelty: Overhill

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      For Want of Cruelty - Misti Wolanski

      For Want of Cruelty

      a short story

      Misti Wolanski

      Draft 2 Digital Edition

      Copyright 2011

      All Rights Reserved

      My father was a vampire, she tells you. And maybe she makes you believe it…

      This is a work of fiction. People, places, and events are made up; any that aren’t made up have all been processed through the shredder of the author’s imagination, and therefore bear only superficial resemblance to their originals, at best.

      Hello Kitty is trademark of the Sanrio Company, Ltd. Referenced under fair use provisions and used fictitiously.

      This work is licensed in electronic format for your personal enjoyment only. That means no, you

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