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Incognito — Chapter 1

Henrietta: A Better Person

Edward O'Connor
Nov 5 · 5 min read

The day after the city council meeting, Henrietta Covington walked into the newspaper office with a copy of the Daily Truth-Speaker under her arm and told the receptionist she wanted to speak with me.

“Can I tell him what it’s about?” said Lucille.

“It’s about this story he wrote.” She pointed at the front page of that day’s…

Edward O'Connor

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Has worked as a freelance writer and book editor for more than 30 years. Author of the novel Astral Projection. https://edwardoconnor.ca

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