The Lizard of Oz

A fantasy novel for all ages by Richard Seltzer

Richard Seltzer

Published in

Morning Musings Magazine

5 min readFeb 4, 2022

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Now available at Amazon

Links to the chapters that have been posted so far at Medium

Chapter One — The Humbug

— YouTube video of the author reading this chapter

Chapter Two — The Red Coats

Richard Seltzer

Written by Richard Seltzer

Writer for

Morning Musings Magazine

His recent books include Echoes from the Attic, Grandad Jokes, Lizard of Oz, Shakespeare'sTwin Sister, To Gether Tales. and Parallel Lives, seltzerbooks.com

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