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It was a dark and stormy night…

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Go on then… as it’s almost Hallowe’en, I’ll share once again the old Yorkshire tale ofthe Hand of Glory…

It is not a myth… though its truth may be obscure… one Hand even survives to this  day, found in the wall of a house and now kept in the museum at Whitby…

It is a gory relic of a bygone age in a time and place not so very far away…

The hand of glory must first be made… there are many recipes, but all involve the cutting of a hand from a man hung on a gibbet…usually the left hand, or the one that committed the murder…

It should, according to some, be wrapped in part of the winding sheet… but all agree it must be pickled in strange substances and salt…it is not a quick process.

It is told that you must place it at a crossroads…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

4 comments on “It was a dark and stormy night…

  1. Wow. Someday I’m gong to come there to visit and see it. @v@ ❤

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