Howard Brazee wrote: >> >> Also don't forget that in order to write so poignant a story, Steve >> must have went through his own hell at some point. Maybe some >> sympathy for the subject of this list is in order. > > > Either that or he's good enough of a writer to expand on personal > experiences. It is quite possible that he has never really > experienced revolution, assassination, and witchcraft as well. It is a matter of public record, IIRC, that Steve was going through his own divorce when he wrote Teckla. I seem to recall he said something like "It wasn't until I was reading the galleys that I realized I had been writing about me." Mia