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    Gods of the Neon Age: A Short Story
    Gods of the Neon Age: A Short Story
    Gods of the Neon Age: A Short Story
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    Gods of the Neon Age: A Short Story

    By Vincent C. Martinez

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    As America crashes through the Atomic Age and into the New Frontier, a boy and his mother drive aimlessly state to state in a stolen pickup truck, where they manage an existence on temporary jobs, spare dollars, and spare coins in the search of a home that they can one day call their own.

    As money and choices dwindle, the mother must either choose a dark path that can bring ruin upon herself and her child, or continue forward in the hope that their days ahead will be brighter.

    In this short story from writer Vincent C. Martinez, the reader is taken through Pennsylvania Coal Country, the Midwest, and the sun-blasted Southwest of electric cities and atomic testing as a mother and son attempt to find their place in a nation on the turbulent edge of change.

    Now, fully revised, the hope and darkness of Gods of the Neon Age radiates brighter than a neon sign under a dark, starry sky.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVincent C. Martinez
    Release dateDec 18, 2014
    ISBN9781310934520
    Gods of the Neon Age: A Short Story
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    Vincent C. Martinez

    Influenced by writers like Ray Bradbury, Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, and Sherwood Anderson, Vincent C. Martinez composes stories about the sad, spooky, and supernatural. He is currently working on his next collection of stories as well as on a novel.

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      Gods of the Neon Age - Vincent C. Martinez

      GODS OF THE NEON AGE

      by Vincent C. Martinez

      Copyright ©2014 Vincent C. Martinez. All Rights Reserved.

      This short story was corrected and revised July, 2015.

      This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, and settings are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events, names, locales, or persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      This ebook is licensed for the personal enjoyment of the reader. It is the copyrighted property of the author and may not be reproduced, copied, or distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase a copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or if it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Discover other titles by Vincent C. Martinez at his official author webpage.

      CONTENTS

      GODS OF THE NEON AGE

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      GODS OF THE NEON AGE

      At night, borders become a blur.

      We'd been driving for three hours, maybe four. The road narrowed, widened, sometimes marked its intention with lines, sometimes marked its direction with signs. It's possible we were in

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