James W. Allen

This is a 39 page story, meant to be in the style of Edgar Allan Poe. Sadly, I can say nothing good about it. By the end of the first page, any reader could see that editing was desperately needed. The writing was dull at best. By the third page, I was skimming. The predictable ending topped it all off. This would be a cute story for the author to pass off to family but definitely not one that I'd pay to read.

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