Inspiration

I’ve always been fascinated by the 1893 Columbia Exposition World’s Fair.  To view the photographs from that time feels almost magical – like spying on an ancient image of Rome in all of its glory.  Of course, Chicago had its fair share of problems back then as well – as Ed soon figures out. I watched a mini-documentary about “The Doddleston Messages” account and thought portions of it would make a fantastic segway into that world.  A fair amount of readers may have trouble with the many technical/historical references but I hope they take the time to enjoy this slow-burn (for a short story) thriller.  One extra note – there is an ASCII image/story element in the text. So do yourself a favor and read this from a computer monitor, not a phone.