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    By Charles Rocha

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    A collection of short stories of the surreal and supernatural.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCharles Rocha
    Release dateAug 27, 2017
    ISBN9780463936054
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    Charles Rocha

    Charles Rocha is a graduate of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, with a B.A. in English and an M.A. in British Literature. Currently he works as an ESL instructor in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine. He has had stories and essays published in small journals and online story websites.

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