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A Scene for Sunday


May 26, 1902 Dear Lady Beckwith, It is with no small regret that I must inform you of my findings in your case. Alas, the strange noises you have been hearing in your home are not signals from the spirit of your dear departed husband, but the unfortunate rumblings of a boiler in desperate need of servicing. It is my…

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How Long Should It Be? (Poll)


Get your mind out of the gutter. That’s not what I’m talking about! I’m talking about excerpts posted on an author’s website. I want to know because I’m getting ready to put up PDFs of the excerpts from all my books, and I’m putting some thought into making those excerpts longer in the PDF (with perhaps slightly shorter ones on…

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