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    The Envelope
    The Envelope
    The Envelope
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    The Envelope

    By Stephen del Mar

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    A tropical storm is battering Bennett Bay, a small town on Florida’s Gulf coast. Tony’s trying to close a sale on a house. The commission on this property will be a life changer but it just isn’t going to happen. He fights his way home through the storm to find a mysterious envelope waiting for him. Will it add more misery to a bad day or will it be a ticket to move on? The Envelope is a new short story by Stephen del Mar.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStephen del Mar
    Release dateApr 26, 2013
    ISBN9781301133512
    The Envelope
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    Stephen del Mar

    Stephen del Mar is a fresh voice in Southern Gay Fiction. His Bennett Bay collection of books and stories explore life in that unique corner of the American South known as Florida. He also writes fantasy and science-fiction. Del Mar lives in the Tampa Bay region of Florida and enjoys Key Lime Pie and mango margaritas, but not at the same time. He also finds constantly barking Chihuahuas nearly as distracting to the writing process as Facebook and Twitter, but don’t tell his housemate.

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      The Envelope - Stephen del Mar

      The Envelope

      by Stephen del Mar

      Copyright 2013 Stephen del Mar

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      Rain pounded Tony’s car. A tropical depression moved in from the Gulf of Mexico and tore at Bennett Bay. Tony pulled his car into the parking lot of a Seven-Eleven. He counted to ten, then resumed his phone conversation.

      "Look Wilkins we’re not taking the offer. Down market? Are you nuts? This isn’t some track house down in Swan Landing. This is The Gull, the estate of George Bennett. You know the place that Architecture Magazine voted the best Spanish Revival villa in the south. The whole damn South. We’re talking ten acres on the bay. Do you know what that land is worth? Don’t call me again unless you have a serious offer or a new client."

      He terminated the call and threw the earpiece on the passenger seat. He pounded the steering wheel.

      Damn. Damn. I’ve got to move that house.

      He looked around.

      Where the hell am I?

      The main drag, Bayside Drive, was closed due to flooding. He had focused on the phone call not the detour

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