I’m always suspicious of Facebook messages coming from people I don’t know. If it seems that a message might possibly be legitimate, I’ll check the person’s profile page. More often than not, it’s people from Hong Kong or the Philippines or Africa, or people who names and profile photos clearly don’t match. Click delete.
A few weeks ago, one arrived that raised my suspicions, but the sender seemed legitimate. And he was. He asked me if I was the author of this article at Emerging Civil War: “Research for a Novel Upended a Family Legend.” Yep, that was me.
He said he had an interesting story to tell me, and we eventually connected by phone.
To continue reading, please see my post today at Dancing Priest.
Some Wednesday Readings
The Gift of What I’ll Never Write – Scott Hurst at Write to Understand.
Afraid to Click “Publish”? – Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach.
Volodya in Paradise: On Vladimir Nabokov – Larry Gaffney ay Church Life Journal.
Northanger Abbey and the Critics – Henry Oliver at The Common Reader.
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