The Great Postal Escape

By Thomas M. McDade

Former dishwasher Jeff Gardener is confined to the one-star rated Crestwood House nursing home after suffering a paralyzing stroke. A nurse's aide named Diane is the one bright spot in his existence. Events in her life, combined with a pastime of his, impact his being and fate in eerie and fantastical ways hard to imagine.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas M. McDade
• Release date: May 8, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463209608

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. [e-mail]

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Title Page & Licensing

Acknowledgements

The Great Postal Escape

Title Page and Licensing

The Great Postal Escape

By Thomas M. McDade

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Copyright 2018 Thomas M. McDade

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Acknowledgements:

This story previously published by Creativity Webzine under the title The Paper Route and by Between the Lines Publishing in the anthology titled Liminal Time, Liminal Space: Exploring the Worlds Between. Cover design by author.

I’m hoping to climb the ladder from hot walker to jockey.  The fifth leading trainer, Frank Tyler, is my boss. I live in a kind of dormitory with other lower rung track