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    The Boy Who Ate Dirt
    The Boy Who Ate Dirt
    The Boy Who Ate Dirt
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    The Boy Who Ate Dirt

    By Michael Ringering

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    Jack Rose, a Major League Baseball star, has a chance meeting with an old high school friend. When this leads to an unexpected funeral, where he's forced to relive a disturbing childhood memory, his perspective on life, and on the man he's become, changes forever.

    EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a short story that, at just about 11,368 words, is a perfect distraction from your busy day. You'll also find at the end a special sneak preview of this author's novel, "Where Butterflies Go to Die." [DRM-Free]

    BOOKS BY MICHAEL RINGERING:

    • "A Debt of War"
    • "Six Bits"
    • "Where Butterflies Go to Die"
    • "John's Donuts" [2023]
    • "A Calico Tale" (A Short Story)
    • "A Face on a Train" (A Short Story)
    • "The 9:15 to Grand Central" (A Short Story)
    • "The Boy Who Ate Dirt" (A Short Story)
    • "Willy the Whale" (A Short Story)

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEvolved Publishing LLC
    Release dateOct 31, 2022
    ISBN9781622534715
    The Boy Who Ate Dirt
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    Michael Ringering

    Michael Ringering was born in Alton, IL, and raised in nearby East Alton. When he was in the third grade at East Alton Elementary School, Michael selected Miriam E. Mason’s Broomtail for a class-assigned book report, and from that moment on, set his sights on wanting to write short stories and other works of fiction. He graduated from East Alton-Wood River High School in 1984, and in 1989 earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Murray State University. Following a 14-year career working in media relations and communications in Major League Baseball, he entered the healthcare industry as a specialty practice administrator. He resides in Southern Illinois with a menagerie of animals. Author Photo Credit: Juliana Barnerd

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      THE BOY WHO ATE DIRT

      Copyright © 2022 Michael Ringering

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      Published by Evolved Publishing LLC at Smashwords

      ISBN (EPUB Version): 1622534719

      ISBN-13 (EPUB Version): 978-1-62253-471-5

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      Editor: Robb Grindstaff

      Cover Artist: Alena, L1-Graphics

      Interior Designer: Lane Diamond

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      PUBLISHER’S NOTE:

      At the end of this short story of approximately 11,368 words, you will find a Special Sneak Preview of Michael Ringering’s new novel, WHERE BUTTERFLIES GO TO DIE, the story of one man’s journey across the country to discover the truth about a vet’s life and war experience. We think you’ll enjoy this book, too, and provide this preview as a FREE extra service, which you should in no way consider a part of the price you paid for this short story. We hope you will both appreciate and enjoy the opportunity. Thank you.

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      Disclaimer:

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or the author has used them fictitiously.

      Books by Michael Ringering

      NOVELS

      A Debt of War

      Six Bits

      Where Butterflies Go to Die

      John’s Donuts [2023]

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      SHORT STORIES

      A Calico Tale

      A Face on a Train

      The 9:15 to Grand Central

      The Boy Who Ate Dirt

      Willy the Whale

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      BONUS CONTENT

      We’re pleased to offer you a Special Sneak Preview at the end of this book, featuring the first three chapters of Michael Ringering’s new novel, WHERE BUTTERFLIES GO TO DIE, the story of one man’s journey across the country to discover the truth about a vet’s life and war experience.

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      Copyright

      Books by Michael Ringering

      BONUS CONTENT

      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      THE BOY WHO ATE DIRT (A Short Story)

      About the Author

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      Special Sneak Preview: WHERE BUTTERFLIES GO TO DIE by Michael Ringering

      Dedication

      For O.H.L.

      You deserved a champion.

      I

      I had always attempted to stay under the radar in both action and deeds during the days of my youth, especially once reaching high school, as my talents on the baseball field prompted an onslaught of interest by Major League Baseball scouts, all hoping to sign the next generational five-tool outfielder.

      By the time I reached my sophomore season, the tsunami of attention pushing me into the national spotlight forced my parents into overtime, working to protect me from myself, those experts projecting I was the next coming of Ken Griffey Jr., and from those wanting a piece of my looming financial windfall.

      My father, a hard-working, blue-collar stalwart, who always placed family first, went to great lengths to teach me the obligation of proper conduct, both on and off the field, by providing numerous examples of athletes who’d pissed away their opportunities due to poor choices and a lack of respect for the talents God gave them.

      If the time comes, and you make it big, there’ll always be someone looking to take you down, my father once told me at the local batting cage. No matter how far you go, how high you climb, or how much money you make, you always treat people with respect and dignity.

      I remember asking my father, Why?

      Because, he said, dropping to a knee to meet me eye-to-eye, the people you pass on the way up, are the same people you’ll pass on the way down.

      I tried to live by those words and, for the most part, held true to his expectations. As my dreams proceeded just

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