Being that 'this' is a part of a novel, there is a touch of explanation required.

Editing - a required part of writing that takes TIME. As I read very slowly (it's the way my mind works) I also move very slowly on my final final final edit. Hopefully there is a true publisher out there who will like this novel, which is chock full of action and adventure.

Being that I have several novels finished and languishing in the purgatory of my laptop, I figured it might be time to make a concerted effort in getting them published. Trust me when I say this is not an easy task, no matter who you are.

This piece is from 'The Adventures of Sir Edwin Dunfrees by Sir Edwin Dunfrees'. It is the first serious novel I completed - twenty two years ago. The novel began as an article for fencing, but then, Sir Edwin winked at me and said, "I've got this."

Though Sir Edwin was a fictitious character, he became very real to me during the writing, I found myself connected to something - knowing things I had no right to know about the military during WWI, horses, and the 17th Lancers. It was a very spooky experience that I cherish to this day.

Background: This weeks prompt is 'announcement', and of course - in the edit - I found myself in the middle of how a recruiting drive was announced during the time of The Great War. WWI had just begun, and the British were not doing well in Europe. Rules are severely bent during times like this when there is a drastic need.

Lieutenant Dunfrees was only 18 years old, and so was looked upon with disdain by the other officers as a child playing at war. His nickname, which he was rather proud of, was 'The Bloody Boy'.

Lieutenant Wharton - spoiled officer type.

Privy - Sir Edwin's long time friend and orderly

Wallace - journalist transcribing Sir Edwin's story

Sir Edwin was 105 years old at the time he told his story to Wallace. I truly cried when he passed on.

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