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    The Rat Stomp
    The Rat Stomp
    The Rat Stomp
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    The Rat Stomp

    By Michael Allender

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    The eighth in a series of fourteen books by Abbie Joules about her brother, Bendigo, as they grew up on their hard-scrabble farm in east Texas. In this episode, Ben's girlfriend, Corrinth, recounts to Abbie her experience on a double date with Ben, his best friend Billy and his date. Abbie listens wide-eyed with growing apprehension and humor as Corrinth paints a vivid tale of unlikely adventure, suspense and near disaster at the town dump involving a new pink Imperial, mounds of smokey garbage, hordes of rats, and a 'dance' Abbie is familiar with called, The Rat Stomp.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Allender
    Release dateDec 3, 2014
    ISBN9781311155856
    The Rat Stomp
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    Michael Allender

    I was born in Dalhart, Texas, received degrees at Texas A&M in Wildlife Science and Psychology, and did post graduate work at Utah State in ethology. I worked as a professional photographer and wildlife artist, and authored "The Guadalupe Mountains Of Texas", published by the University of Texas Press, a coffee table book of a west Texas national park. I then worked for 25 years as a wood craftsman and entrepreneur. I currently live in Redmond, Oregon, and avail myself of every opportunity to paddle the wild rivers of the Pacific Northwest, from California to northern Canada and Alaska.

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      The Rat Stomp - Michael Allender

      THE RAT STOMP

      by

      Michael Allender

      Copyright 2014 Michael Allender

      Smashwords Edition

      (The eighth in a series of fourteen stories)

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. Although this is a free book, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      The Rat Stomp

      (Story # 8)

      Ben and his best friend, Billy Hobsome, had a dance they liked to call The Rat Stomp. This activity, held at the local dump ground, was a guy thing: no girls allowed. They should have

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