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Accuracy Alert! The restaurant mentioned in Chapter 4 exists, and it’s very nice (and expensive!) My wife and I went there Wednesday night for our 48th anniversary. The accuracy problem is that it currently is not open for lunch. Between the pandemic and staffing shortages, it now opens mid- to late-afternoon. In the meantime, the eagle-eyed truthiness detectors will just have to let this one slip by.

Anyway - Enjoy!

The fun starts for Cullie Doyle and Aunt June. Enjoy!

Chapter 2 is a shorter chapter, but that’s the way things work out sometime.

My wife worked at a grocery store for about twelve years but retired during the Covid pandemic. She retired because so many of the customers coming in refused to get the vaccine or wear masks. It was a political thing for them, and they knew it was all a hoax because they read about it on Facebook. The line about Great Aunt Margie dying of Covid? Real life. She was told by the woman’s daughter that it didn’t mean anything because she was old anyway. Other people told her they were taking their children out of school and were homeschooling them because they didn’t want any vaccines, not even measles or polio. I can’t wait to hear what they say when little Billy or Suzy end up dead. I can’t make this shit up.

Enjoy!

This story is a new version of one of the stories in my Naughty Stories collection. The Bridge Club is the story of a young man, Cullum Doyle, whose mother is a member of a bridge club. One of the members has had a few drinks too many and Cullie is asked to help get her home. Things get complicated. With this version, I’ve added new chapters and over 80 illustrations. The new version is a standalone story on ZBookStore.

Many thanks to svtln for the assistance with the illustrations. For those curious, the drawing program used was grok, and for the first time, I was able to assist. He’s still way better than me at this! Anyway, I think it works. Enjoy!

The updated version of The War Of The Crystals - Illustrated has been uploaded to ZBookStore. If you've bought a copy, you can go there and download an updated copy.

I am beginning a new story on Tuesday, 8/25. This is an updated and expanded version of The Bridge Club, with over 80 illustrations and two new chapters. It is also available on ZBookStore.