Concrete Angel (40 page)
When writing acknowledgements at my age, the people to thank is very long indeed. But I will limit this list to those who inspired me to keep working on a novel.
To my friends and family: I love you so much.
To my writing groups: heartfelt thanks and gratitude.
To my teachers: M.L. Liebler and Chris Leland-dispensers of courage and advice
To three special writers/friends who read my work in many stages: Anca Vlasopolos, Dennis James, and Dorene O’Brien
To Jason Pinter, Brian Lindenmuth, and Bryon Quertermous, editors extraordinaire
And most of all: to Sandra Scoppettone and Philip Abbott, my midwives. I love you.
Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 100 stories in print, online, and in various anthologies. In 2009, she won a Derringer Award for her story MY HERO. She is the author of two ebooks of stories: MONKEY JUSTICE and HOME INVASION (through Snubnose Press). She is the co-editor of DISCOUNT NOIR (Unteed Reads). She makes her home in Detroit.
CONCRETE ANGEL is her debut novel. Visit her online at
pattinase.blogspot.com
and follow her on Twitter at
@Pattinaseabbott
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The following is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in an entirely fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2015 by Patricia Abbott
Cover and jacket design by Georgia Morrissey
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ISBN 978-1-940610-44-3
First ebook edition June 2015 by
Polis Books, LLC
1201 Hudson St.
Hoboken, NJ 07030
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