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    The Worlds of Joe Shannon
    The Worlds of Joe Shannon
    The Worlds of Joe Shannon
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    The Worlds of Joe Shannon

    By Frank M. Robinson

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    Strumming a harp while floating on a white cloud might be Paradise for some people, but it would bore others stiff. Given an unlimited chance to choose your ideal world, what would you specify—palaces or log cabins?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilder Publications, Inc.
    Release dateOct 21, 2016
    ISBN9781515412021
    The Worlds of Joe Shannon
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    Frank M. Robinson

    Frank M. Robinson brought us The Towering Inferno, one of the most popular films of the '70s, as well as the 1950s classic, The Power. His novel, The Dark Beyond the Stars, won the Lambda Literary Award. He lives in San Francisco.

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      The Worlds of Joe Shannon - Frank M. Robinson

      The Worlds of Joe Shannon

      by Frank M. Robinson

      © 2016 Positronic Publishing

      Cover Image © Can Stock Photo Inc. / Vadimsadovski

      Positronic Publishing

      PO Box 632

      Floyd VA 24091

      ISBN 13: 978-1-5154-1202-1

      First Positronic Publishing Edition

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      The Worlds of Joe Shannon

      by Frank M. Robinson

      Strumming a harp while floating on a white cloud might be Paradise for some people, but it would bore others stiff. Given an unlimited chance to choose your ideal world, what would you specify—palaces or log cabins?

      I’ll take beer, son, and thanks again for the offer. As you can see, I’m kinda down on my luck. I know what you’re thinking, but I’m not really on the bum. I usually make out all right—nothing fancy, mind you, but it’s a living. Odd jobs in the winter and spring, follow the harvests in the summer and fall. Things are slack right now.

      You? Electronics, huh? Used to know a fellow in electronics . . . .

      His name was Joe Shannon, used to work for Stellar Electric up in Fremont.

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