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    A Special Treat
    A Special Treat
    A Special Treat
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    A Special Treat

    By Nicolas Z Porter

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    A weary man sits in his recliner in his living room. He's waited all week for his special TV show, and it's on. It's the first episode of a new season. Then someone starts knocking at his door. We can forgive him for not answering immediately, can't we? Well, can't we?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStoneThread Publishing
    Release dateSep 1, 2016
    ISBN9781370955534
    A Special Treat
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    Nicolas Z Porter

    Nicolas Z. Porter (the adventurer/writer persona of Harvey Stanbrough) is an expatriate, having moved in better times to a small place in the hills above the fishing village of Agua Rocosa. He is an adventurer who enjoys deep-sea fishing, trout fishing in the back country, engaging intimately in the revolutionary struggles of other lands, and any other endeavors that might serve to refill the well of experience from which he draws his stories. He unapologetically takes full responsibility for his own life and flatly refuses to accept responsibility for poor choices made by others. He has been known to say, “You set your own priorities, so don’t whine about it. The whining destroys my concentration.” See more work by Nick at HarveyStanbrough.com.

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      A Special Treat - Nicolas Z Porter

      A Special Treat

      Nicolas Z Porter

      the Smashwords Edition of

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      an imprint of StoneThread Publishing

      To give the reader more of a sample, the front matter appears at the end.

      A Special Treat

      The knock on the door was sharp, filled with authority.

      Charlie Rosen started at the sound, but kept his attention riveted to the television.

      He flicked his gaze to the clock on the DVD player just below the TV. It was 9:13.

      He glanced at the couch. Where Cynthia usually nestled on one end with her crossword puzzle book was vacant.

      He frowned as he returned his attention to the screen. Who’s out at this time of night?

      Well, according to the news a few hours ago, whoever it is must be miserable.

      It was 102° at news time. And the humidity was 83%. Probably the temp was still in the mid to high 90s. And probably the humidity was about the same. Probably still 80-something at least.

      Good. Whoever it is, it serves them right for disturbing people at this time of night.

      He hoped it was one of those religious types.

      And even if it wasn’t a religious type, he hoped whoever it was

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