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    Short Fuse
    Short Fuse
    Short Fuse
    Ebook22 pages17 minutes

    Short Fuse

    By Clabe Polk

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    Ken Handly abuses women; and everyone else in his life. He abuses not physically, but mentally and emotionally. He has had whole string of illicit love affairs fueled by his own self-importance. Besides, his lovers, he abuses everyone he works with. His intelligent, attractive wife is sick of the embarrassment of Ken's behavior. The only person not sick of Ken is Ken; he loves himself.
    When Ken consults an astrologer to ask why his life isn't working out he way he planned it, he is warned that his behavior could lead others to react violently toward him. Ignoring the astrologer like he ignored most other people, he never saw what hit him.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherClabe Polk
    Release dateMar 9, 2015
    ISBN9781311754264
    Short Fuse
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    Clabe Polk

    CLABE POLK is into a second career as a writer of fiction. So far, he has written four novels, three novellas, several short stories, and has a couple of other novels in process. He is a lifelong reader with a great variety of life experience.With a background in biology and natural sciences, Mr. Polk has more than thirty-seven years in professional environmental protection program management and law enforcement.He lives in Powder Springs, Georgia with his wife, two daughters, and the family’s Cockapoo named Annie.

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