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    As He Sat Brooding
    As He Sat Brooding
    As He Sat Brooding
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    As He Sat Brooding

    By Amanda Borenstadt

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    When Lubos falls for the cute and clever motorcycle-riding girl and she for him, he figures it won't last. The curse of the vindictive River Woman, whom he pissed off centuries ago, prevents him from finding true and lasting love. How can this be any different?

    "As He Sat Brooding" is a short urban fantasy story.

    note: This story contains curse words.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAmanda Borenstadt
    Release dateAug 5, 2010
    ISBN9781452392295
    As He Sat Brooding
    Author

    Amanda Borenstadt

    I write mainly fantasy. I've been published in "Litsnack, "Moon Drenched Fables," "Lightning Flash Magazine," "Shadowcast Audio Anthology," "Joyful!" "50 to 1 Blogspot" and "Postcard Shorts.com."

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      As He Sat Brooding - Amanda Borenstadt

      As He Sat Brooding

      A short urban fantasy

      by

      Amanda Borenstadt

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      Copyright 2010 by Amanda Borenstadt

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied, and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this story, please return to Smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

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      As He Sat Brooding

      Lubos sat brooding into his coffee mug ignoring the prattle of the others in the cafe. Just that morning, he'd noticed the last trace of snow melt into the earth and was reminded

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