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    From Here On
    From Here On
    From Here On
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    From Here On

    By Bob Brackin

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    From Here On is a collection of stories, essays and poems. It is the author’s thirteenth published book.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateNov 17, 2009
    ISBN9781449031930
    From Here On
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    Bob Brackin

    Bob Brackin lives in Orlando, Florida. He’s a 1975 graduate of the University of Central Florida, with a B.A. degree in English.

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      From Here On - Bob Brackin

      © 2009 Bob Brackin. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or

      transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 10/02/2020

      ISBN: 978-1-4490-3192-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4490-3193-0 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2009910165

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or

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      may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those

      of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher,

      and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      The Wizard of Is

      The Longest Cocktail Party

      In Memoriam

      A Clan

      A Poem

      They’re Back

      From Here On

      An Essay

      When I Was a Kid

      Further On

      As Usual

      About the Author

      Also by Bob Brackin:

      Anthology – A Collection of Three Short Books

      Odds and Ends

      Another Book

      Winter Poems

      Paperback

      Toofer

      Stuff

      More Stuff

      Reader

      Vaudeville Blues – A Novel

      Follow-up

      Further Down the Road

      The Wizard of Is

      He climbed over the last peak of the mountain and there, in the snow, sat the small cabin.

      He hadn’t known what to expect on his three-day climb up the icy, snow-covered mountain. It had been a torturous climb, but he pulled over the edge, and there was the cabin. It sat on an open, flat area, and a wisp of smoke came from the chimney.

      The air was cold and crisp, not as cold as he had expected, and the air was still.

      Far down below was the village he had left behind. He’d gotten the rest of his supplies at

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