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Free short stories about a guy who gets everything wrong before he gets it right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Meet Barney.

He overthinks everything, says the wrong thing at the worst possible time... and somehow makes life harder than it needs to be.

If that sounds familiar, you’ll probably recognise a bit of yourself in him.

Awkward moments. Overthinking. Small wins. Big mistakes.

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