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    Dimewise
    Dimewise
    Dimewise
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    Dimewise

    By Catherine Lockey

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    Erica already had problems, small problems. (Who doesn't?) Her Uncle Rick, a person she both loves and despises, would listen to her problems for a couple seconds then interrupt her and loudly announce, "Things can always get worse." The bloody day Dimewise walks into her life, she realizes her Uncle is right.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCatherine Lockey
    Release dateNov 30, 2016
    ISBN9781370948444
    Dimewise
    Author

    Catherine Lockey

    Unlike most people, I don't close my eyes to the dark paradigms around me. Instead, I integrate them into fictional characters who generate their own horror. In my opinion, the real fiction in my stories is the occasional justice meted out to those who deserve it.

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      Dimewise - Catherine Lockey

      DIMEWISE

      By

      Catherine Lockey

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

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      PUBLISHED BY:

      Catherine Lockey on Smashwords

      Copyright © 2016 by Catherine Lockey

      Thank you for downloading this free eBook.

      Your support and respect for the property of this author is appreciated.

      This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events or locales is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously.

      Mature Reading Material

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      DIMEWISE

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      Chapter 1: Dimewise

      Steam warmed Erica's face as she dipped the heavy metal spoon into the stuffing then dropped it onto a cafeteria style platter beside the sliced turkey with gravy and passed it down to the girl in charge of green beans. An ancient woman wearing a worn knit cap and oversized sweater winked at her as she passed by. Erica stepped back, wiping her

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