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The grace period (SW, chapter 7)

chanson, November 13, 2007

When I woke up, Jake was already in the shower. I rested in bed listening to the water and gathering my strength.

Jake came out of the bathroom in his boxers and started getting dressed. “Well? You’d better get up and take your shower,” he said. “You’ve got a big day ahead of you.” Read the rest of the story »

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Comments (3)

  1. Wayne says:
    November 13, 2007 at 4:26 pm

    Thank you Chanson, for writing about this difficult topic.

    Reply
  2. Guy Noir Private Eye says:
    November 15, 2007 at 10:56 am

    CH: Do you ‘automatically’ append the latest additions to the (PDF) files that sdrawkcab people like me (no ipod) can find this online?
    thanks for your work, GNPE

    Reply
  3. chanson says:
    November 15, 2007 at 11:07 am

    Thanks Wayne and Guy!!

    There’s nothing automatic about it. On my website for the novel, I edit the html and php files by hand. (I should upgrade to an automatic system with an RSS feed, but it’s such a small modification each time that I don’t bother.)

    As for the PDF file (which you have and others can get by emailing me chanson dot exmormon at gmail dot com), the entire novel is there. No need to request further updates… 😉

    Reply

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