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Phil Canalin is a retired Alameda County Public Health finance officer, once assigned to the noted Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless Program. He also is an author of fiction, short stories, poetry, and children’s stories, now focused on MG, YA and Childrens fiction.. His latest publication TIME OUT! is an MG/YA crossover book about friendship, trust and being seen and heard, all wrapped around a girls basketball team. Invisible Society Fables was his first published short story collection based on his rare opportunities to observe, work with, and speak to homeless people. Phil’s first published novel was titled Slow Pitch Softball – More Than Just A Game. He also has a published children’s book, Just Hug A Bubble!, and collaborate ...more

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	Oakland Noir (Akashic Noir) by Jerry Thompson (editor), Eddie Muller (Editor), Nick Petrulakis (Contributor) 3.71 avg rating — 245 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	TIME OUT! 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Hug a Bubble it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slow Pitch Softball it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invisible Society Fables: Short Stories on Homelessness it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Happy Halloween, Trick or Treat?: "ON THE BEATEN PATH"

On the Beaten Pathby Phil Canalin

The man was a stranger to the land. Since his wife of twenty-five years had passed away from illness three years ago, he had taken many solitary trips from which he derived great pleasure. He arrived that late afternoon and asked for directions to the small town he longed to visit, a town of simple historical significance in the backcountry. It was mid-fall in Read more of this blog post »

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