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Episode 156: Story One: Deer Computer

20 min · 20 de nov de 2025
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I read the first of twelve short stories that make up my newly released collection, Rings Round the Mind: Short Stories & Tall Tales. It's basically a 20-minute audiobook! If you enjoy, please support me by liking/sharing the video, and purchasing (€10, wowza!) the paperback book off Amazon. https://amzn.eu/d/ien0Bcf [https://amzn.eu/d/ien0Bcf] (The author's permission is required for any republishing of the short story shared in this episode, copyright Jamie McGlue 2025.) CONNECT & SUPPORT My short stories collection is available now! "Rings Round the Mind: Short Stories & Tall Tales" https://amzn.eu/d/ien0Bcf [https://amzn.eu/d/ien0Bcf] As are my poetry books, "Homecoming To A Foreign Land" https://amzn.eu/d/3bC29Lu [https://amzn.eu/d/3bC29Lu] and "Aye Am: Poems in Search of Spiritual Awakening". https://amzn.eu/d/7cotrgb [https://amzn.eu/d/7cotrgb] Paperback €10 and Ebook €5 https://jamiemcglue.com [https://jamiemcglue.com] https://buymeacoffee.com/jamiemcglue [https://buymeacoffee.com/jamiemcglue] https://twitter.com/JamieMcGlue [https://twitter.com/JamieMcGlue] https://howthwarts.com [https://howthwarts.com] https://www.instagram.com/jamie_mcglue?igsh=MTNxNmdrdjZmaXczMg== https://www.youtube.com/@rendezvouswithjamiemcglue

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