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    A Detrimental Desire And Other Stories
    A Detrimental Desire And Other Stories
    A Detrimental Desire And Other Stories
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    A Detrimental Desire And Other Stories

    By Penny Lumcroft

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    A DETRIMENTAL DESIRE AND OTHER STORIES begins with Miranda and her dog Nellie. In a steady tone of woefulness, Miranda fights her mother’s strict discipline in an attempt to rescue Nellie. In the midst, Miranda’s inner weakness for cigarettes kicks in.

    The second story in the collection, "Found," features Miranda, Nellie, and her mother in a lighter tone. Miranda rebels against her mother’s authority and persists to save Nellie from her mother and the dog pound. With an eye on escaping her testy mother, Miranda strives to put everything together before her mother suppresses her again.

    "Priorities," the third story, follows Eliza in her first days of fourth grade. She informs her mother about calling another girl a baby because she was crying. With her mother’s instruction, Eliza must apologize to the girl. However, Eliza does not expect what happens afterward.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenny Lumcroft
    Release dateAug 28, 2016
    ISBN9781370863853
    A Detrimental Desire And Other Stories
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    Penny Lumcroft

    Penny Lumcroft is an optimistic housekeeper and author. She primarily writes fantasy and realistic fiction for child audiences. Outside of work she enjoys bird watching and eating popcorn with movies. She delights in the four-season lifestyle with her family in Minnesota

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      A Detrimental Desire And Other Stories - Penny Lumcroft

      A Detrimental Desire, and Other Stories

      Penny Lumcroft

      A Detrimental Desire, and Other Stories

      By Penny Lumcroft

      Copyright 2016 Penny Lumcroft

      Smashwords Edition

      Cover photo Dark Split Tree is a derivative of Fantasy Tree Trunk by Baq-Stock, used under license-free stock images from DeviantArt. Dark Split Tree is licensed by Penny Lumcroft.

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      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Table of Contents

      A Detrimental Desire

      Found

      Priorities

      About Penny Lumcroft

      A Detrimental Desire

      A stark room lay before Miranda’s avocado eyes. Her room. There was a bed and a desk. Several pictures of a Beagle were scattered on the desk. She tucked her black shoulder-length hair behind her ears. She opened a drawer and reached for a framed picture. Miranda, the Beagle, and a man with a baseball cap smiled back at her.

      Her door nudged open and the Beagle ambled in.

      Nellie, Miranda said.

      She folded her legs and patted her knees. Nellie climbed into her lap. She wrapped

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