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07/19/2007: "Murder @ A Little Bead Shop"
Would anybody like to review my short story, recently published as an e-book by Echelon Press? If so, please email me and I'll send you a review copy.
Excerpt of "Murder @ A Little Bead Shop":
The computer thing is just something I do in my spare time. Beading is not a profession that pays a lot. With computers, however, even the sky’s not the limit.
Just before I turned off the machine, I quickly logged into Messenger. I try not to be an overwhelming mother-slash-grandma, so I usually restrict myself to one chat session per week. However, recent developments in my daughter’s household made me break the self-imposed rule.
Born2LiveLife: U were right, mum. His concern for my me-time was just a front. The only applicant for the job turned out to be, of course, his clandestine piece of skirt.
Suz: Which piece of skirt would that be? The one who emails him erotic poetry? The one he meets in the sleazy chat room? Or the one he works with on that late-night project?
Born2LiveLife: Mom! U R being catty.
Suz: Sorry. So what happened?
Born2LiveLife: I hired her, like we discussed.
Suz: Good girl!
Born2LiveLife: Feels weird to know she’ll be living in my house, U know? Rick finds it exciting, though. He was like a lion in bed last night.
Suz: I bet. But enough about Rick. Tell me about my grandchildren.
Born2LiveLife: They R fine. So what now?
Suz: Did Zoë recover from her tummy bug? Is Connor still coughing at night?
Born2LiveLife: Mom!!!
Suz: OK OK
Born2LiveLife: So what do I do now? What’s your clever plan?
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Yvonne Eve Walus on Thursday, July 19th 2007 @ 02:16 AM GMT [link]