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I had this great idea that I’d put a line a day of the first chapter of Divine Misdemeanors up on Twitter, which would also hit Face Book, and would through techie help be disseminated through my Forum, and My Space, but having done it for two days it’s driving me crazy. It’s like no progress. If I was a fan of someone’s writing it would just drive me to distraction in such little bits. So I’ve talked to my publisher about getting the PDF fo the first chapter and I will put it up when I get it.

I have no way of knowing when I will get it. Soon, but no idea when soon will be. But in the spirit of good will and not making you guys wait a line at a time I’m putting the first paragraph of DIVINE MISDEMEANORS here:

"The smell of Eucalyptus always made me think of Southern California, my home away from home; now it might forever be entwined with the scent, of blood. I stood there with the strangely hot wind rustling through the high leaves. It blew my summer dress in a tangle around my legs, and spread my shoulder-length hair in a scarlet web across my face. I grabbed my hair in handfuls so I could see, though maybe not being able to see would have been better. The plastic gloves pulled at my hair. They were designed so I didn’t contaminate evidence, not for comfort. We were surrounded by a nearly perfect circle of the tall, pale tree trunks. In the middle of the natural circle were the bodies."