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    A Play and Four Short Stories
    A Play and Four Short Stories
    A Play and Four Short Stories
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    A Play and Four Short Stories

    By David Seed

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    One would believe the young man was so suffocated with loneliness that he was hallucinating but he would have to wait until the next day to discover how a tree could talk.
    And lizard’s blood? How could a girlfriend’s fear of lizards end up like this?
    And there you have a sneak peek at part of “A Play and Four Short Stories”, a collection of a writer’s raggedy stories and a whimsical play featuring a young man who has aspirations to perform on the stage on Broadway in the city of New York.
    Or an entire story takes place in an instant during a drive to a favorite duck hunting spot or one that interferes with a man’s effort to repair cracks in plaster n an old house.
    Tales of fear, of calm determination, of a pair of boots assisting in marital fidelity. A potpourri of emotions opens for you in “A Play and Four Short Stories.”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestern Grebe Publishing
    Release dateMay 16, 2017
    ISBN9781370300518
    A Play and Four Short Stories
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    David Seed

    ###About the author:David Seed was born August 15, 1931 in Minot, North Dakota. In his eleventh year the family moved to Dunsmuir, California where he graduated high school, believing himself to be a writer. In the fall of 1949 he started at the University of California at Berkeley and did his best to learn what he could of life. He managed to graduate in the spring of 1956 and continued to follow his calling, experiencing a chaotic life as both participant and observer. He is now an old man writing books in Oregon.

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      A Play and Four Short Stories - David Seed

      A Play and Four Short Stories

      by David Seed

      Smashwords Edition

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      Published on Smashwords by

      Copyright 2017 by David Seed

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      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for buying this ebook. It is licensed for your personal enjoyment and may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you want to share this book, please purchase another copy to share. If you’re reading this book and didn’t buy it, please buy a copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Contents

      The Singing Tree

      Reflections on Ice

      Loyalty

      The Swede

      Lizard Blood

      About the Author

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      A Play by David Seed

      Play concept: A jilted young man moves to New York to seek his fortune. He is friendless and lonely. He walks in Central Park, sits on a bench, and is humored and given hope by a singing tree that is somewhat the philosopher.

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      The Singing Tree

      Characters:

      ADAM

      TREE

      GIRL WITH THE RED DRESS ON

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      Scene: Central Park at dusk. An empty park bench stands in front of a huge cardboard

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