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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
The Midnight Crier at 2:00 a.m.: On Mars Hill
On Friday "The Angel with the Broken Face" was accepted by Mars Hill Review. That's another one of my Templeton stories, with James Fenimore Cooper making a cameo appearance. It's set around the lake and in Christ Church with its wonderful Tiffany angels--a story of betrayal, fervor, doubles, time skewing, metamorphosis, gigantic glass angels with eyes that follow one's steps...
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