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    Under the Bridge
    Under the Bridge
    Under the Bridge
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    Under the Bridge

    By A. Foster

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    This is a collection of poems and short pieces, to entertain you. I thank you for taking the time to stop by. I hope you find a favorite among the pages. May the Lord truly bless your day. Ann

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA. Foster
    Release dateJul 5, 2022
    ISBN9781005248215
    Under the Bridge
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    A. Foster

    Hello friends,Thank you for taking a moment to check out my site. I hope one of my stories catches your attention. Love to hear from you. Please like me, follow me and above all, tell someone else. I would be so grateful.I love to write, all kinds of stories. I am interested in real pirates from long ago, spaceships of tomorrow and all the time travel I can get. When I am not writing, I am thinking about new stories to tell and try out. Love to attend campfires and volunteer in classrooms often. A great place to entertain and experiment on themes.Hope to be invited to your campfire one day...Have fun and keep reading, dreaming, writing and hugging those you love most.

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      Book preview

      Under the Bridge - A. Foster

      Under the Bridge

      by

      A. Foster

      Places we dream about,

      but never get to see,

      are still there.

      All rights reserved.

      Copyright A. Foster, Ann Foster, Annette Foster

      c/o BooksbyAFoster.com

      "This is a work of fiction.

      Names, characters, places, and incidents

      are the products of the author's imagination

      or are used fictitiously.

      Any resemblance to actual events, locales,

      or persons, living, dead,

      mistaken for dead, or undead,

      is entirely coincidental."

      Thank you.

      This book is dedicated to Aaron.

      I am praying for you to get up and walk...

      Walk all the way to my house,

      and have coffee, someday soon.

      Amen Jesus... Amen.

      Table of Contents

      1. Far Away Friends

      2. Spaghetti

      3. The Swing

      4. Starving

      5. The Garden Man

      6. The Mix

      7. Cards

      8. The Truth

      9. The East

      10. Tell Someone

      11. Speech

      12. Propaganda

      13. Goats

      14. The Postal Worker

      15. News

      16. Happy

      17. The Girls

      18. Golden

      19. Take Me

      20. Our River

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