This story is officially the first story from the world of The Curtain (even though that term wouldn’t come in until several stories later). It links to my novel The Beginner, although to say any more would be to give away either too much about this story or about that book. If you’ve read that book, this story will have more meaning for you. If you haven’t I hope you enjoy it anyway.
Back in the day, ghost stories were a Christmas thing more than Halloween. This was my first attempt at a holiday ghost story. It wouldn’t be the last.
By the way, here’s a little tip for any writers out there: think really hard about your titles. If you type The Pyrite War into Amazon, I’m the first thing to come up. You know what you get if you do a search for The Beginner? Eighty thousand self-help books, that’s what. Learn from my mistakes, kids.
Blake M. Petit 