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The Group: Thank you for joining my reading group. I appreciate your time and thoughtfulness in reading and commenting on my novel. Writing this horror fairy tale was inspired by a comment that Nate made about a book that he finally enjoyed reading. I thought, “I can write that.” The common fairy tale, I say common because there are a … Read more
Rough Outline Aurelio wasn’t much more than a speck when he caught the eye of Bonito. Bonito was on an exhibition, a trip provided by the king he was visiting. In the forest there were many wonders to see: the tall trees with fuzzy bark, the plants growing out of the sides of those trees, flowers of every size and … Read more
John Grosvenor Dahl P.O. Box A-155 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Fourth of July, 1944 Dear Larry + Ruth, I wonder if you are going back in memory to-day to many a hot and explosive Fourth in the bygone years in Arlighton Park. I have been, even though the day has so far had no local reminders of the glorious Fourth as we used … Read more