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    Care for a Menthol?
    Care for a Menthol?
    Care for a Menthol?
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    Care for a Menthol?

    By Thomas M. McDade

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    A young man recently discharged from the Navy heads to Colorado at the urging of a former shipmate who has enrolled in college there. During the bus trip, Jack Kerouac finds his way into this pilgrim's life.

    I am most grateful to Spank the Carp Journal, Ken Schweda editor, for first publishing this story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas M. McDade
    Release dateJan 9, 2020
    ISBN9780463630150
    Care for a Menthol?
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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. Navy. tommmcd2000@yahoo.com

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