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    Patchouli Lost: After Dinner Conversation, #1
    Patchouli Lost: After Dinner Conversation, #1
    Patchouli Lost: After Dinner Conversation, #1
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    Patchouli Lost: After Dinner Conversation, #1

    By Tyler W. Kurt

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    Synopsis - Patchouli finds herself in an abusive relationship and reaches out to a friend for help. How far will you go to support a friend when is seems they aren't ready to help themselves?

    After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAfter Dinner Conversation
    Release dateSep 10, 2019
    ISBN9781393476290
    Patchouli Lost: After Dinner Conversation, #1

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      Patchouli Lost - Tyler W. Kurt

      Patchouli Lost

      After Dinner Conversation Series

      Part I

      I DON’T GET TO SAY HER NAME; that’s the rule, right? You don’t get to use real names. So, let’s call her Patchouli. Not that she smells like patchouli, she doesn’t, and frankly she doesn’t have dreadlocks or wear tie-dyes, but when I talk to her it reminds me of the way the smell of patchouli makes me feel. I know to most people patchouli smells like dirty hippy, but for me it’s a comfort smell. Like bare feet on cool tile, white bed sheets on a windy line, and early Beatles. She’s that feeling. She’s Patchouli.

      I pick up the phone, kick my feet up on my desk, and call her. What’cha up to? Want to go for coffee?

      Ah ... you wouldn’t believe me if I told you.

      Are you watching a bear ride a tricycle, because that always amazes me. How do they get their little paws on those peddles? I lean the phone on my shoulder and

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