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Afterword
Three stories in this collection feature Emily Umberto, a witch I created in 1998 for “Dragon Slayer” who was supposed to become a major character for future stories. As you see, she made appearances in two more stories before I moved on to other characters and projects. Over time, I tweaked “Dragon Slayer” and “Behavior Unkind” to fit a teenage character named Vree Erickson; they became a part of a dead-end project called The Green Crystal, which saw some print time at Amazon before I scrapped the project. It lies in wait for a major overhaul.