The Day of the Dead - November 2nd. A short story to celebrate this ancient festival

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The Day of the Dead is a much older festival than Halloween. This is the first story in my anthology 'Dead People on Facebook'. Ably read by Chris Heron of Tall Tale TV Audiobook blog.

Link to the story on Tall Tale TV

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