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    Knucklehead the Cat
    Knucklehead the Cat
    Knucklehead the Cat
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    Knucklehead the Cat

    By Thomas M. McDade

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    Tom Sellers, a sailor off the USS Mullinnix has been exchanging letters with Francy, a young woman he met through a USO pen pal program. They agree to get together when his ship visits Newport, RI. Her cousin picks up Tom up at the bus station in Providence delivers to him to her house in Lincoln. Her crafty younger brother entertains and an unexpected adventure follows.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas M. McDade
    Release dateDec 31, 2016
    ISBN9781370644483
    Knucklehead the Cat
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    Thomas M. McDade

    Thomas M. McDade is a seventy-seven-year-old former programmer/analyst residing in Fredericksburg, VA, previously, in CT & RI.He's married, has no kids, and no pets.McDade is a 1973 graduate of Fairfield University.He served two tours of duty in the U.S. [email protected]

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      Knucklehead the Cat - Thomas M. McDade

      Contents

      Title Page & Licensing

      Acknowledgements

      Knucklehead

      Title Page and Licensing

      Knucklehead the Cat

      By Thomas M. McDade

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2016 Thomas M. McDade

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Acknowledgements:

      This story as previously published by Quail Bell Magazine.

      The Quail Bell Crew

      Founding Editor: Christine Stoddard

      Managing Editor: Gretchen Gales

      Assistant Editors: Ghia Vitale, Amy Joyce, Julian Drury, Melanie Bikowski, Erynn Porter, Archita Mittra.

      And more than 100 Fledglings!

      Cover Photo snapped by author at Destroyer / Submarine

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