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    Vacation Alternatives
    Vacation Alternatives
    Vacation Alternatives
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    Vacation Alternatives

    By Lesley L. Smith

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    When Physicist Chloe Phillipson tries to go on vacation with her family, their past catches up to them.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLesley L. Smith
    Release dateAug 5, 2017
    ISBN9781370822126
    Vacation Alternatives
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    Lesley L. Smith

    All right, I confess! I love physics. I blame my misspent youth reading science fiction by the likes of Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke. Not surprisingly, I also love science fiction. I grew up in Missouri, in a family of overeducated overachievers. Following in their footsteps, I've earned far too many degrees including an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Elementary Particle Physics and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. Hmm? I may have a split personality. The evidence shows I've authored or co-authored many scientific articles, and am a longtime member of the American Physical Society. I'm also a founder and editor of the speculative fiction ezine http://www.electricspec.com and a longtime member of the Science Fiction/Fantasy Writers of America. Both sides of my personality live in Boulder, Colorado where I do physics by day and science fiction by night. Please visit me on the web at http://www.lesleylsmith.com.

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      Vacation Alternatives - Lesley L. Smith

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      Vacation Alternatives

      By Lesley L. Smith

      Quarky Media

      Boulder Colorado

      Vacation Alternatives

      Published by Quarky Media, P.O. Box 3332, Boulder, CO 80307

      www.quarkymedia.com

      Copyright © 2017 Lesley L. Smith

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Making or distributing electronic copies of this book constitutes copyright infringement and could subject the infringer to criminal and civil liability.

      Vacation Alternatives

      I threw open the front door. I'm home! My family's cute little ranch-style house was right near the university where I worked.

      My older son Zach looked up from where he was playing a video game in front of the T.V. Gee, Mom, are you home? He snickered.

      I closed the door, placed my keys on the hook on the wall and hung up my messenger bag.

      My hubby Aidan stepped out of the kitchen with a bowl in his

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