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    The October Pumpkin Spice Everything Phenomenon
    The October Pumpkin Spice Everything Phenomenon
    The October Pumpkin Spice Everything Phenomenon
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    The October Pumpkin Spice Everything Phenomenon

    By Elizabeth Bent

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    "The October Pumpkin Spice Everything Phenomenon" is a whimsical, humorous short story chronicling some of the adventures of Canadian super spies Agent Diamond and Charming Guy. In this story, they attempt to help the CIA stave off the terrible consequences of Professor Tiggleswhammy's Pumpkin Spice Everything Ray. If you've ever been tired of, or bemused by, the seemingly never-ending stream of pumpkin-themed products that enter stores every October, this story is for you.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElizabeth Bent
    Release dateOct 24, 2013
    ISBN9781311759764
    The October Pumpkin Spice Everything Phenomenon
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    Elizabeth Bent

    Elizabeth Bent has a PhD in soil microbiology and has worked as a postdoctoral researcher from 2001-2020. Currently she is consulting, helping businesses and labs write grants. Her fiction writing reflects both her whimsical sense of humor and her interest in the human psyche. She has written one science fiction novel, Infinity, and two science fiction novellas, Anagama and Perigee (all three still to be published; Perigee was in print but was removed from publication for an in-progress cover redesign) and is currently working on several other novels. She also writes comedy, fantasy and science fiction short stories.

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      Book preview

      The October Pumpkin Spice Everything Phenomenon - Elizabeth Bent

      The Adventures of Agent Diamond and Charming Guy: The October Pumpkin Spice Everything Phenomenon

      A short story by Elizabeth Bent

      Published by Elizabeth Bent at Smashwords

      Copyright 2013 Elizabeth Bent

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. Although this is a free book, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      Acknowledgements

      The characters of Agent Diamond and Charming Guy originated during a fun New Year’s Eve in 2003. The idea for the October Pumpkin Spice Everything Phenomenon was germinated by a celebrity tweet. The tweet led to several tweets of my own featuring egregious examples of the October Pumpkin Spice Everything Phenomenon, which made me contemplate the idea further.

      I wrote this story as a gift for

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