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    Wife, Mother, Woman: A Flash Fiction Collection: Fun-size Fiction, #1
    Wife, Mother, Woman: A Flash Fiction Collection: Fun-size Fiction, #1
    Wife, Mother, Woman: A Flash Fiction Collection: Fun-size Fiction, #1
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    Wife, Mother, Woman: A Flash Fiction Collection: Fun-size Fiction, #1

    By Renee Conoulty

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    The everyday life of a military wife. 

    This flash fiction collection takes you inside the lives of ten military affiliated women. Whether they serve the military or support those who do, they all face relatable problems. Making new friends, finding new jobs, solo parenting. Being wives, being mothers, being women.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRenee Conoulty
    Release dateNov 11, 2017
    ISBN9781386890287
    Wife, Mother, Woman: A Flash Fiction Collection: Fun-size Fiction, #1
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    Renee Conoulty

    Renee Conoulty is an Australian Air Force wife and mother of two. She writes stories of dance, romance, and military life including Heart Swings, Catching Onix, and Don't Mean a Thing. If you run into Renee at the shops, make sure you wave to get her attention because she'll likely be listening to an audiobook or lost in a daydream. Sign up for Renee's monthly newsletter on her website and receive her ebook collection, Dance, Romance & Military Life, for FREE! 

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      Wife, Mother, Woman - Renee Conoulty

      Wife, Mother, Woman: A Flash Fiction Collection

      Fun-size Fiction, Volume 1

      Renee Conoulty

      Published by Renee Conoulty, 2017.

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      WIFE, MOTHER, WOMAN: A FLASH FICTION COLLECTION

      First edition. November 11, 2017.

      Copyright © 2017 Renee Conoulty.

      ISBN: 978-1386890287

      Written by Renee Conoulty.

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Dedication

      Coffee Connections

      Bite Me

      Ambush

      Mothering

      Harassment

      No Business

      Night Noises

      Baby Tears

      High Intensity

      Soul Mates

      Acknowledgments

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      About the Author

      This collection is dedicated to all my fellow military wives.

      Coffee Connections

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      TWENTY-SEVEN DIFFERENT voices bubbled around her, several conversations going on at once. Toddlers waddled into the play room and babies slept in prams.

      Tanya stood, gathering everyone’s attention as the waiter came to the table. I’m shouting your first drink.

      She knew most of them came for the free coffee but she hoped they would make new connections in the process. That was her job as a family liaison officer, to help other military wives make friends. If only she had some friends of her own.

      Alice leaned closer. Thanks for the coffee.

      No worries. How are you settling in? Tanya pushed a smile onto her face.

      Really well. I’m still looking for work but the kids are keeping me pretty busy. Alice sipped her coffee.

      My son moved out last month. They grow up so fast. Tanya sank back in her chair. Maybe she could coordinate more weekend events to fill those long,

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