Fictionisfirst is super excited to post another story by MPFS. Mr.Smith is a writer, musician and factotum. Currently, he is writing a book about his experience working as a field hand in the North Dakota oil boom. Check out more about that project at: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/north-dakota-oil-boom-book
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