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    A Collection of Words and Phrases
    A Collection of Words and Phrases
    A Collection of Words and Phrases
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    A Collection of Words and Phrases

    By Matthew Schmieman

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    A COLLECTION OF WORDS AND PHRASES by Matthew Schmieman is a group of flash fiction contains stories about the nature of relationships and how they build us as humans. In "Tower Climbing" two adventurers who are doing the job they are assigned travel throughout a mysterious dungeon. In "Cooking Lesson" two teens help their friend overcome her desire to do good by her dead mother as an adult. In "Meetup" two book people come together and discuss books and flirt haphazardly with each other.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMatthew Schmieman
    Release dateJun 21, 2018
    ISBN9780463905463
    A Collection of Words and Phrases
    Author

    Matthew Schmieman

    Matthew Schmieman is a game writer currently earning his bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing from Full Sail University. He aspires to write for big companies like Bethesda Softworks someday, and is currently improving and publishing his own games, a majority of which are action/adventure RPG’s set in fantasy worlds. He is known back home as a bit odd but is the first person people turn to when they need help with something. He can be contacted on the following platforms LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-schmieman-269b1314a/) and Twitter (@MSchmie_Games).

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      A Collection of Words and Phrases - Matthew Schmieman

      A Collection of Words and Phrases

      By Matthew Schmieman

      Copyright © by Matthew Schmieman, 2018

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      The Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Table of Contents

      Tower Climbing

      Cooking Lesson

      Meetup

      About Author

      Connect with Author

      Tower Climbing

      Jeremiah crept through the halls of the royal palace, the borrowed armor under his arm, now all he needed was the sword. His instructor said if he was serious about climbing, he should really find a sword from his father’s personal collection. He crept up the stairs in the west wing, edging his way closer and closer to the scariest beast he would likely face all day.

      He reached the door, and remembered what his instructor told him, ‘Open the door fast, the metal hinges

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