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    Delightfully Twisted Tales: Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (Volume One)
    Delightfully Twisted Tales: Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (Volume One)
    Delightfully Twisted Tales: Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (Volume One)
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    Delightfully Twisted Tales: Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (Volume One)

    By Nicky Drayden

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    A shifty shapeshifter cons an intergalactic casino, a married robot couple moves to the burbs, punker space rhinos invade a small town in Colorado, and you, yes you, get to see firsthand what goes on in one of the strangest restrooms in the universe. This delightfully twisted collection of four short stories is easily devoured in one sitting and will leave you hungry for more.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNicky Drayden
    Release dateApr 7, 2011
    ISBN9781458013156
    Delightfully Twisted Tales: Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (Volume One)
    Author

    Nicky Drayden

    Nicky Drayden’s short fiction has appeared in publications such as Shimmer and Space and Time. She is a systems analyst and resides in Austin, Texas, where being weird is highly encouraged, if not required. Her debut novel, The Prey of Gods, was a best of the year pick by Book Riot, Vulture, and RT Book Reviews.

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      Delightfully Twisted Tales - Nicky Drayden

      DELIGHTFULLY TWISTED TALES:

      VOLUME ONE

      CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE WORST KIND

      by

      Nicky Drayden

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

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      PUBLISHED BY:

      Nicky Drayden on Smashwords

      Delightfully Twisted Tales:

      Volume One

      Close Encounters of the Worst Kind

      Copyright © 2011 by Nicky Drayden

      Robot Photograph by Sebastian Lund, Creative Commons

      Discover other Delightfully Twisted Tales by Nicky Drayden at Smashwords.com:

      Volume One – Close Encounters of the Worst Kind

      Volume Two – Fire, Fangs and Brimstone

      Volume Three – The Weirdos Next Door

      Volume Four – Wisps, Spells and Faerie Tales

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook 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 person you share it with. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author's work.

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Winning Streak

      Memories and All That

      The Pudding Master and I

      Wrath of the Porcelain Gods

      WINNING STREAK

      BY NICKY DRAYDEN

      First Published by Daily Science Fiction, 2010

      Seven security gargoyles stare at me from atop the elaborate sandstone columns lining the casino's walls. Their sharp eyes and oversized talons flex ever so slightly in anticipation of snatching up cheaters like unsuspecting prey. They've moved closer since I first sat down at this slot machine, the only

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