Today we welcome Mystery/Thriller Author Luke Murphy to The Stiletto Gang.
From Shawville to Port Hope: Finding Inspiration in Small-Town Life
Writers are often asked where their ideas come from. The truth is, inspiration can come from anywhere, in many forms—a conversation, a news article, a memory, or a place that never quite leaves you.
For my newest novel, Dark Horse, some of that inspiration came from growing up in Shawville, Quebec.
While the fictional town of Port Hope, Mississippi, bears little resemblance to Shawville on the surface, both communities share something important: the feeling that comes from living in a small town where everyone knows everyone.
In small towns, people know your family. They know your history. News travels quickly. Sometimes, so do rumors. There is a strong sense of community, but there is also a sense that everyone has stories they don’t always share.
Those dynamics fascinated me as a writer.
One of the early scenes in Dark Horse involves the discovery of a body along a trail. While the story itself is entirely fictional, the setting was inspired by memories of walking home from school along the Cycloparc PPJ route in Shawville.
Like many kids growing up in the Pontiac, and going to the high school in Shawville, I walked that trail that led down into town, and explored the surrounding area. But like many familiar places, it took on a different character after dark. What seemed ordinary in daylight could feel mysterious at night.
That contrast stayed with me.
When I began writing Dark Horse, I wanted to capture that feeling—the sense that beneath the surface of an ordinary community, secrets can exist unseen.
Port Hope became the perfect setting.
The town in the novel is fictional, but the atmosphere was shaped by years of living in a place where relationships run deep and people know far more about one another than they might admit.
At the heart of the story is Calvin Watters, a former football star turned private investigator who arrives in Port Hope to investigate the murder of a young woman. What he discovers is a town struggling to keep its secrets buried.
Like all fiction, Dark Horse is a product of imagination. But the emotions, observations, and experiences that helped create it were very real.
Growing up in Shawville gave me a lifelong appreciation for small-town life—its strengths, its challenges, and the stories that exist behind closed doors.
And in many ways, those experiences helped bring Port Hope to life.
Dark Horse
A Calvin Watters Thriller, Book 5
Guilt brought him there…
Port Hope, Mississippi—a town soaked in old sins and quiet hatred. Beneath the town’s tranquil charm lies a web of corruption, greed, and racism that stretches from the sheriff’s office to the church pews. Port Hope is a place where secrets rot beneath the surface and justice is often bought or buried.
…the truth might destroy him.
When the sister of his former teammate is found murdered, former football star Calvin Watters finds himself in the heart of the Deep South—to find justice no one else seems willing to seek. The local police are more interested in cover-ups than clues, and the townspeople have made it clear: Calvin is not welcome.
Calvin must navigate a community desperate to protect its image—even if it means silencing the truth. In a town where everyone claims to be righteous, who’s really pulling the strings—and how far will they go to keep their sins hidden?
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Luke Murphy is the author of eight novels, including the Calvin Watters mystery-thriller series. He grew up in Shawville, Quebec, and draws inspiration from small-town life and the people who call those communities home.
A question or two about writing
/in Author Life, Uncategorized, writing a mystery novel, writing life/by donalee Moultonby donalee Moulton
What was the most difficult piece you ever wrote? What made it difficult?
I wrote an article early in my career about an infant born several months prematurely (with only a tablespoon of blood in its entire body if I remember correctly) and the fight to save the little one. I recall drafting the article with tears streaming down my cheeks. In that moment I realized, for me, that journalism was about moving people as well as informing them.
What sort of research do you do for your work?
Research is essential, even when you think you won’t need to do a lot of it. For example, there were key elements to my first mystery book Hung Out to Die that had to be authentic, at least in a fictional context. I had done a lot of reporting on the cannabis industry and had the opportunity to tour a cannabis-production plant before it opened. Likewise, for years as a freelance journalist, I wrote on the health sector and health issues, including mental health and personality issues. As a communications specialist, many of my clients were from this sector. All of this research knowingly and unknowingly fed into Hung Out to Die.
Which books and authors do you read for pleasure? Is there an author that inspires you?
I relish reading. I was a judge in the Crime Writers of Canada’s Awards of Excellence this year, and I got to dive into fabulous – and very diverse – books that kept me on my toes and my eyes glued to the page. When I was younger and I was discovering the wonder and wow of the mystery genre, I devoured authors like Tony Hillerman, Martha Grimes, Ruth Rendell. More recently I have discovered writers like Richard Osman. And Delia Owens’s Where the Crawdads Sing was nothing short of joyous.
Was there a person who encouraged you to write?
My mother taught me to love language – and to respect it. She cared about words and getting the words right. She was my greatest influence.
What would you say are your strengths as an author?
I always find it easy to get distracted when I am writing. As a freelance journalist, however, I learned to stay on track. Working to deadline meant there often wasn’t time to travel down interesting but non-essential paths. You are also working to a specific word count as a journalist so you know no matter how interesting the asides, they will not make it into the article for length reasons. Rigor is required.
How often do you write, and do you write using a strict routine?
I am not a marathon writer. I am a sprinter. I can’t sit and write for hours at a time. I break up my writing by taking a yoga class, soaking up some sunshine, checking email, doing some paid work. I do try to write 1,000 fictional words a day. Some days I achieve this. We don’t need to talk about the other days.
A Magical Year to Remember
/in 4th of July!, Gay Yellen, Paris/by Gay YellenIt is said that France and the U.S. have always had a special relationship, dating back to our revolutionary days. I feel it every year on July 14.
Today, ten days after all the hoopla surrounding our 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, France is celebrating their own national holiday, le Quatorze Juillet (July 14), la Fête Nationale.
History tells us that the success of our American Revolution inspired the French to rebel against their own squirrelly King, beginning with the storming of the Bastille, a formidable prison and a hated symbol of royal cruelty.
This date always takes me back to my junior year of college, that magical time when I was immersed in everything French.
Lucky thirteen
There were thirteen of us who sailed across the Atlantic in late summer, twelve girls and one boy, aboard the USS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built.
The weather was so awful, it was impossible to go out on deck for the 4-day sail. Cabin fever made us crazy, but bonded us together as friends. At last, we docked in Le Havre and spent the night in Rouen, where we were welcomed by our Dijon professor and our first taste of French champagne.
Castles & cathedrals
At the port the next morning, we boarded a bus that took us on a week’s meander to Caen (William the Conqueror’s castle!), and Bayeux (the tapestries!), Fougeres (another castle!) then south (Mont San Michel!)
and east to the Loire valley (more chateaux and cathedrals). By the end of the week we were so completely overwhelmed by all the Romanesque and Gothic architecture, we let off steam by posing for a group photo in which we all contorted our bodies and faces to resemble the dozens and dozens of gargoyles we’d encountered on the way.
My personal chateau
Our next-to-last destination was Dijon, where we spent some weeks practicing our French-speaking skills and learning more about the history and the culture of the Burgundy region. We were separated into various local hosting homes. I was placed in an airy room at a spacious 18th century chateau outside of town owned by a fur merchant and his beautiful big family. Lovely people.
Paris!
Once we were ready to face life alone in the big city, we were moved to Paris where we separated again. Some moved into a dorm, but I was given my own room in the home of another large family, not far from the Seine on the Left Bank. Life settled into a regular pattern of private classes for the 13 of us, plus huge public lectures at the Sorbonne, and regular tickets to all the museums, the Comedie-Francaise, and the Paris Opera.
One of the older children of my Paris hosts operated a popular student boîte. He invited Patrick (the boy in our group) and me to perform there. A thrill, for sure. Pat and I have been friends ever since.
I couldn’t help but fall in love with France. By the time my year was over, I was fluent in the language. I even dreamed in French, a habit that sadly dwindled to dust as time went by.
Memories that linger
At my first dinner in the home of my Paris family, the father had welcomed me by raising his glass in a toast to America in gratitude for what our country had done for France in World War II. I recalled what Lafayette had done for ours. Our kinship truly does go way back.
And every year, I feel gratitude for having experienced a most magical time of my life.
Happy Bastille Day! Vive La France! Vive L’Amerique!
I hope you’ve had a magical time to remember. Tell us about it in the comments below!
Gay Yellen’s award-winning writing career began in magazine journalism. She later served as the contributing editor for the international thriller, Five Minutes to Midnight (Delacorte), which debuted as a New York Times “Notable.” Her Samantha Newman Mystery Series is packed with suspense and laced with touches of romance, heart, and humor. Available on Amazon or to order through your favorite bookseller.
Sci-Fi Blurb Leads to Fascination with the Author
/in Donnell Ann Bell, writing life/by Donnell Ann BellWhen a headline popped up in my feed two months ago, I did something I rarely do. I immediately clicked on. I was intrigued by the title, The Girl Who was Plugged In.
My plan was simply to explain the gist of the 1973 science fiction novella about a disabled fifteen-year-old girl who agrees to remotely control a genetically engineered fifteen-year-old girl and use it to influence the masses in a dystopian world—when advertising is illegal.
Then I planned to share that according to the entertainment magazine, Deadline, Jennifer Kent (The Babadook) has agreed to write and direct the film. So far, though, to my knowledge, there is no release date.
So that was that. Not much of a blog. Until the more I read, I found the author equally if not more intriguing.
The Girl who was Plugged In was written by James Tiptree, Jr., who won the prestigious Hugo award for the story in 1974. I further learned that Tiptree is a pseudonym for author, artist and Air Force veteran Alice B. Sheldon. Tiptree (Sheldon) chose the pen name for various reasons but also to compete in the male-dominated science fiction field.
Tiptree/Sheldon’s list of literary awards is numerous. This multifaceted woman was also an artist, participating in group shows at The Art Institute of Chicago.
Alice B. Sheldon passed away in 1978. Tiptree’s Wikipedia page expands on his/her life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tiptree_Jr.
Julie Phillips, a critic and award-winning biographer wrote Tiptree’s biography, and won a National Book Critics Circle Award in 2006. I recently found the book and purchased it on Amazon. After reading Tiptree’s Wikipedia page, as well as the following book description, I think it’s evident why Ms. Sheldon chose a pseudonym. I look forward to reading James Tiptree, Jr., The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, and learning more about this remarkable woman.
About the Book:
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year
A Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year
One of Entertainment Weekly‘s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year
Alice Bradley Sheldon was born in Chicago in 1915. As a child, she crossed Africa with her explorer parents. Later she became a painter, a CIA agent, a psychologist, and at age fifty-one made yet another career change.
James Tiptree, Jr., appeared on the science fiction scene in 1967. His stories were fast-paced and hard-boiled, his letters frank and sensitive. For nearly ten years he carried on intimate correspondences with fellow writers Philip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison, and Ursula K. Le Guin. But no one knew who he really was. Then, assumptions about writing and gender were demolished when “he” was revealed to be Alice B. Sheldon.
Based on extensive research and full access to Sheldon’s papers, James Tiptree, Jr., is the suspenseful, engrossing, and tragic biography of a profoundly original writer and woman far ahead of her time.
“An incredible life, done elegant justice. Tiptree-Sheldon is one of the century’s astonishing figures.” —Jonathan Lethem, bestselling author of The Fortress of Solitude
“Fascinating . . . May make you rethink your ideas about what it means to be male or female—or, for that matter, human.” —Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine
“The meticulous, emotionally intelligent biography of an extraordinary writer.” —William Gibson
My Path to Fiction Began with The Master of Suspense
/in Alfred Hitchcock, Author Life, author promotion, characters, Kathleen Kaska, mystery trivia, Noir Mystery, Quiz, writing life/by Kathleen KaskaMy path to fiction began in the early 1990s, when trivia books were popular, and nonfiction was easier to sell than fiction. I wrote a proposal for my first book, What’s Your Agatha Christie I.Q.?, later retitled The Agatha Christie Triviography and Quiz Book. The first agent I queried accepted the project, and three weeks later, I had a publishing contract.
That success led to The Alfred Hitchcock Triviography and Quiz Book and later The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book. I enjoyed writing all three, but the Hitchcock book was especially memorable. I spent an entire summer watching every Alfred Hitchcock film ever made, all 53 of them.
What an education that was. Hitchcock was a master of suspense and one of cinema’s greatest directors, creating some of the most memorable films and unforgettable characters in movie history. Even his villains could be charming, and his stories kept audiences guessing until the final scene. It was impossible to study his work without learning valuable lessons about pacing, suspense, and storytelling—lessons that would later influence my own fiction.
Intertwining the nuances of suspense and surprise, Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) always kept his audience on the edge of their seats—right where he wanted them. Hitchcock/Truffaut (1983), by Francois Truffaut, details Hitchcock’s views on the difference between these two elements and how their proper use could make a thriller a triumphant work of art. Hitchcock’s technique was knowing exactly what to tell an audience and when. For the sake of surprise, he felt the audience should know very little about what was to occur. In his conversations with Truffaut, Hitchcock gave the example of a bomb exploding without any warning. There was no anticipation of the event. It just happened, and the audience then had to deal with its bewilderment. Surprise alone did not make a thriller more clever unless it was used as a twist at the end.
Hitchcock believed that suspense took place when the audience was aware a bomb was near and an explosion was imminent. The audience always saw the events unfold as they happened, but the characters in the film remained oblivious. The inability to warn the characters of their fate left the audience feeling completely powerless. However, it also drew the audience into the story, creating an intimacy between the audience and the screen characters. Nevertheless, unable to help, the audience could only watch the events unfold before their eyes. This technique was used in many of Hitchcock’s films: in Easy Virtue (192.7), the suspense centered on an offer of marriage made while a telephone operator listened intently for the woman’s reply; while in Rear Window (1954), the audience held its breath as the villain of the piece, Thorwald, entered his apartment while the heroine, Lisa, was searching his bedroom for clues to a possible murder.
Alfred Hitchcock’s masterful weaving of suspense and surprise always gave his audience bone-chilling thrills before flattening them with his typically shocking endings.
Now for an Alfred Hitchcock quiz: What if several of Hitchcock’s notorious and psychotic characters were committed to a mental hospital? Here are six character profiles from six movies. Can you identify the characters and the actor who played them?
Kathleen Kaska is the author of the Sydney Lockhart Mysteries, winner of the 2025 PenCraft Award for Best Mystery Series, the Kate Caraway Animal-Rights Mysteries, and the Mystery Trivia Series.
Kathleen’s hardboiled detective novel, Death Without Dignity, won the Amity Literary Award and is scheduled for publication in spring 2027. Across genres, her work is known for character-driven suspense, socially conscious themes, and a generous touch of humor. She lives in the Pacific Northwest and continues to write both series and standalone crime fiction.
Kathleen Kaska
Her latest Sydney Lockhart mystery, Murder at the Faust, will be out in print on September 8. The eBook now available.
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Book Trailers
/in Book trailers, Book design, Research, Romance, Romantic Suspense, writing life/by Bethany MainesFrom Pink Slip to Published Author
/in Uncategorized/by Judy Penz ShelukBarbara Bos, Founder of Women Writers, Women’s Books
A couple of months ago, I was approached by Barbara Bos of Women Writers, Women’s Books. She introduced herself by saying she’d learned about me from following The Stiletto Gang and wondered if I’d like to share my backstory to becoming a published author.
I’ll admit to being suspicious. I’ve had “offers” from big name authors (who likely have never heard of me), bogus bookclubs, and countless “reviewers.” I’m still waiting to hear from Reece Witherspoon or Nicole Kidman looking to option one of my books…I’m sure that’s coming next.
Anyway, Barbara’s email to me, unlike the scams, read like a human had written it. And it wasn’t filled with all sorts of fake flattery and inflated promises.
I dared to search for the website (without clicking on any links in her email).
And turned out, she was the real deal. Nonetheless, I responded with a cynical “What’s it going to cost?” Barbara assured me the ask was being made with no expectation of payment. Further, the deadline was flexible. That was a good thing because at the time, I was fully immersed in getting the beta copies completed for my current true crime in progress, A Fatal Affair. We settled on June 1st.
Judy on the way to Whistler, British Columbia
Fast forward to the end of May (and I’m not usually so last minute) and I wondered what the heck I was going to write about. Barbara had suggested an origin story would be of interest, and so I went back in time, to 2003, when two events occurred to change the course of my life.
What were those two events?
Well, you’ll have to read the article to find out, and I hope you do. Because the moral of this story is that “the end” is just a new beginning.
And that the harder you work, the luckier you get.
Here’s the article: https://booksbywomen.org/judy-penz-sheluk-from-pink-slip-to-published-author/
Clicking Our Heels – Our Favorite Ice Cream Flavors
/in ice cream, Uncategorized/by DebraMary Lee Ashford – Much to my family’s chagrin, I’m not an ice cream fan. I don’t hate it but would never seek it out. However, I do like sorbet and raspberry would be my favorite.
Donalee Moulton – Currently Häagen-Dazs mango raspberry. But I am leaning towards Chapman’s Black Cherry.
Donnell Ann Bell – Hands down German Chocolate… okay, strike that, I’ll go with Coconut pecan. They’re cousins, right?
Gay Yellen – Butter pecan. Love the flavors!
Debra H. Goldstein – Coffee, but I’m not adverse to mixing it with chocolate chip mint
Bethany Maines – Strawberry. But good strawberry, not weird chemical strawberry. I like fresh berries and the mix with good ice cream is perfection. If I think it’s icky cheap ice cream then I go with Mint Chocolate Chip, which is harder to screw up.
Lois Winston – It’s a toss-up between Ben & Jerry’s Steven Colbert’s Americone Dream or Cherry Garcia. Why? I love chocolate, cherries, vanilla, waffle cones, and caramel, but I don’t think I’d want to mix cherries and caramel.
Judy Penz Sheluk – Chocolate chip mint. I also like chocolate mint candy bars. A solid combination.
Kathleen Kaska – Anything with chocolate, peanut butter, maple, and espresso, because real ice cream shouldn’t be fruity.
Saralyn Richard – Back in the day, I loved Baskin-Robbins chocolate cheesecake ice cream. I used to buy it in three-gallon packages. That flavor evokes memories of college and dating and the early years of marriage.
T. K Thorne – Expresso. It’s like the best of coffee and cream, but strangely, I drink my coffee black. Go figure.
Guest Mystery/Thriller Author Luke Murphy
/in Guest Blogger/by Lois WinstonToday we welcome Mystery/Thriller Author Luke Murphy to The Stiletto Gang.
From Shawville to Port Hope: Finding Inspiration in Small-Town Life
Writers are often asked where their ideas come from. The truth is, inspiration can come from anywhere, in many forms—a conversation, a news article, a memory, or a place that never quite leaves you.
For my newest novel, Dark Horse, some of that inspiration came from growing up in Shawville, Quebec.
While the fictional town of Port Hope, Mississippi, bears little resemblance to Shawville on the surface, both communities share something important: the feeling that comes from living in a small town where everyone knows everyone.
In small towns, people know your family. They know your history. News travels quickly. Sometimes, so do rumors. There is a strong sense of community, but there is also a sense that everyone has stories they don’t always share.
Those dynamics fascinated me as a writer.
One of the early scenes in Dark Horse involves the discovery of a body along a trail. While the story itself is entirely fictional, the setting was inspired by memories of walking home from school along the Cycloparc PPJ route in Shawville.
Like many kids growing up in the Pontiac, and going to the high school in Shawville, I walked that trail that led down into town, and explored the surrounding area. But like many familiar places, it took on a different character after dark. What seemed ordinary in daylight could feel mysterious at night.
That contrast stayed with me.
When I began writing Dark Horse, I wanted to capture that feeling—the sense that beneath the surface of an ordinary community, secrets can exist unseen.
The town in the novel is fictional, but the atmosphere was shaped by years of living in a place where relationships run deep and people know far more about one another than they might admit.
At the heart of the story is Calvin Watters, a former football star turned private investigator who arrives in Port Hope to investigate the murder of a young woman. What he discovers is a town struggling to keep its secrets buried.
Like all fiction, Dark Horse is a product of imagination. But the emotions, observations, and experiences that helped create it were very real.
Growing up in Shawville gave me a lifelong appreciation for small-town life—its strengths, its challenges, and the stories that exist behind closed doors.
And in many ways, those experiences helped bring Port Hope to life.
A Calvin Watters Thriller, Book 5
Guilt brought him there…
Port Hope, Mississippi—a town soaked in old sins and quiet hatred. Beneath the town’s tranquil charm lies a web of corruption, greed, and racism that stretches from the sheriff’s office to the church pews. Port Hope is a place where secrets rot beneath the surface and justice is often bought or buried.
…the truth might destroy him.
When the sister of his former teammate is found murdered, former football star Calvin Watters finds himself in the heart of the Deep South—to find justice no one else seems willing to seek. The local police are more interested in cover-ups than clues, and the townspeople have made it clear: Calvin is not welcome.
Calvin must navigate a community desperate to protect its image—even if it means silencing the truth. In a town where everyone claims to be righteous, who’s really pulling the strings—and how far will they go to keep their sins hidden?
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How Mowgli Made a Marine: A Confession and an Ending
/in Thorne/by TK ThorneFirst, the confession: I have posted this story (but not this ending) before, but it is an important one about children and the power of story and presence.
The new ending: Last week, my husband and I attended a ceremony where our Marine was promoted to the highest rank possible in his career line: Master Gunnery Sergeant. His beautiful wife arranged a party. His two sons attached his rank insignia. I tried not to cry.
So now you know it is a happy ending. This is how the unlikely tale began:
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ePub Software Woes! Oh No!
/in ePub software/by Lois WinstonBy Lois Winston
I have a love/hate relationship with computers. Recently I’ve been mired in ePub software woes. Oh no!
Fifteen years ago, I decided to enter the world of indie publishing. I first spent time as a hybrid author, one foot still in traditional publishing while dipping a toe into the indie world. Eventually, I went all in as an indie author.
There was a learning curve involved.
Because I didn’t want to pay people to do what I knew I could do, I needed to acquire certain skills. That meant this dinosaur from another era had to venture out of the kiddie pool (where I routinely cursed Word after every update) and plunge headfirst into the deep end of more complex computer programs.
After hours of research, I found programs that didn’t require a home equity loan.
I discovered learning how to make ePub files wasn’t that hard. Mastering Photoshop was another story. Although I hold a degree in graphic design and illustration, I’m a woman of a certain age who went to art school back when we designed with pen and pencil on paper, not with vectors and pixels on a computer screen. However, after quite a bit of hair-pulling and more than a little cursing, I taught myself enough to be able to create cover art on the computer.
Of course, in the world of computers, nothing ever stays the same for long.
When Adobe moved to a subscription model, I wasn’t willing to take out that home equity loan to continue using Photoshop. I found Affinity with its modest one-time fee, free upgrades, and Mac compatibility.
Recently Canva bought Affinity, and the software went through a huge redesign. I decided to stick with Affinity Designer 2 instead of moving to the newer version because I really don’t need all the bells and whistles that they’ve introduced. I just hope Canva doesn’t stop supporting Designer 2. My woman of a certain age brain has neither the time nor patience to master new software that I only need to use occasionally.
And that brings me to what recently happened with my ePub software.
For fifteen years I’ve used LegendMaker with no problems. It has enabled me to create clean ePub files free of the odd formatting glitches I often come across in eBooks. But…
Step into the Way Back Machine to two weeks ago.
I needed to update an ePub file. I clicked on my LegendMaker software and received this popup message.
ePub Software Woes!
Huh? Snow Leopard is an old iOS, introduced back in 2009. Tahoe is the most recent iOS, and that’s what I use. Why couldn’t I open the program? It had worked fine the previous week.
I sent off an email to the software developer. The few times I’d contacted him years ago, he’d responded within hours, but I hadn’t needed customer support in more than a decade. He still hasn’t responded. Why? Because Google has been unable to deliver the email. Had he not survived Covid? Retired? Gone bankrupt?
After further online research, I discovered that LegendMaker was developed using Intel/64-bit processors and is no longer compatible with Macs. But as I mentioned above, it worked fine only a week earlier!
Aaargh!!!!
Now, for all future ePub files and older ones I want to update, I have to use different software. My pre-computer dinosaur brain is vociferously voicing its objection. But I’ve soldiered on because I have no choice. I found another program and after more hair-pulling and cursing, reformatted the ePub I wanted to update. Hopefully, now that I figured out how to get the results I wanted, future file updates won’t take as long.
I’m convinced, though, that the computer gods are currently rolling around up in clouds LOLing their bums off at my expense.
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