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    The Zippo
    The Zippo
    The Zippo
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    The Zippo

    By Thomas M. McDade

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    Twenty-Seven hard-hitting poems. Some "Morally objectionable in part" for all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas M. McDade
    Release dateMar 16, 2016
    ISBN9781311278807
    The Zippo
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    Thomas M. McDade

    Thomas M. McDade is a seventy-seven-year-old former programmer/analyst residing in Fredericksburg, VA, previously, in CT & RI. He's married, has no kids, and no pets. McDade is a 1973 graduate of Fairfield University. He served two tours of duty in the U.S. Navy. tommmcd2000@yahoo.com

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      The Zippo - Thomas M. McDade

      The Zippo

      Title Page & Licensing Notes

      Acknowledgements

      Poems (1-27)

      Title Page & Licensing Notes

      The Zippo

      By Thomas M. McDade

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2016 Thomas M. McDade

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book 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.

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      Acknowledgements

      Special thanks to the following publications that have published many of these poems:

      Nerve Cowboy, Silt Reader, Pawtucket Times, Artesian, Our Wounds, Poetic Hours, Thistle, Writing Raw, Delinquent, Nashville Reads, Death Head Grin, River Poets, Avalon Rising, Jack Magazine, Clock Radio, Hellp, Freefall, Mind in Motion, Skyline Literary Magazine

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      Poems (1-27)

      The Zippo

      Dedication

      The Wadsworth Atheneum Child

      Route 120

      The Youngest of the Five

      Hill #53

      Generosity

      Banjo Traces

      Patience

      North Carolina

      Things That Work Quietly

      Cast a

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