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    St. Patrick's Alternatives
    St. Patrick's Alternatives
    St. Patrick's Alternatives
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    St. Patrick's Alternatives

    By Lesley L. Smith

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    Physicist Chloe Phillipson uses her anti-gravity power to help save St. Patrick's Day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLesley L. Smith
    Release dateMar 4, 2020
    ISBN9781950198184
    St. Patrick's Alternatives
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    Lesley L. Smith

    All right, I confess! I love physics. I blame my misspent youth reading science fiction by the likes of Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke. Not surprisingly, I also love science fiction. I grew up in Missouri, in a family of overeducated overachievers. Following in their footsteps, I've earned far too many degrees including an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Elementary Particle Physics and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. Hmm? I may have a split personality. The evidence shows I've authored or co-authored many scientific articles, and am a longtime member of the American Physical Society. I'm also a founder and editor of the speculative fiction ezine http://www.electricspec.com and a longtime member of the Science Fiction/Fantasy Writers of America. Both sides of my personality live in Boulder, Colorado where I do physics by day and science fiction by night. Please visit me on the web at http://www.lesleylsmith.com.

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      St. Patrick's Alternatives - Lesley L. Smith

      S.T. P.A.T.R.I.C.K.'S ALTERNATIVES

      Also by Lesley L. Smith

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      St. Patrick's Alternatives

      By Lesley L. Smith

      Quarky Media

      Boulder Colorado

      St. Patrick's Alternatives

      Published by Quarky Media, P.O. Box 3332, Boulder, CO 80307

      www.quarkymedia.com

      ISBN: 978-1-950198-18-4

      Copyright © 2020 Lesley L. Smith

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied

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