Friday Precerpt: Curse of the Maestro and Other Stories (Walker) - The Hailey Cartwright Diary Room
Question: What is a precerpt? Answer: A precerpt is a brief excerpt or preview of a book (or other text), used to give readers a taste of the content before they read the full piece. It's like a sneak peek that hooks the reader's interest (or at least, we hope it will hook yours). This Friday's precerpt is from Curse of the Maestro by G T Walker -- THE HAILEY CARTWRIGHT DIARY ROOM Bus discovery. Wednesday, July 28. Riia is not in the mood for snuggles. Can’t sleep/get comfortable on my side of the tent. My left leg is restless. It’s also cold. Dozed for a bit. Rummaging around for some chewing gum. Still somewhat gaseous after a fortnight of Coors and artisanal wildflower jerky. My tummy growled like a Rottweiler until about 5:00 am when Riia reared up and cast me out into the night. Outside the tent extricating myself from the shattered remains of my banjo, I sprang to my feet. Brilliant. This had all been her idea. The trip had been a chance to take a break from her o