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Memoirs of the Witch Queen
by Ron Goulart

Ron Goulart has contributed a ghost story or three over the years, but when
was the last time he gave us a ghost writer story? Here he brings us the tale
of Paul Sanson, a scribe with a rather unenviable job.

****

He didn’t sneeze.

That surprised him because he always sneezed a few times on
awakening. It was allergy season in this part of Connecticut.

As Paul Sanson was swinging out of bed in his small rented cottage,
the phone rang. He knew who that was. They called him just about every
other morning at a few minutes beyond eight.

Yawning once, he went into the small living room and picked up the
phone off the rickety coffee table. “Yeah?”

“Paul Sanson, please,” said a polite and unfamiliar female voice.

“Speaking.”

“My name is Amy and I’m calling about your International Bank Credit
Card account.”

“What happened to Tom?”

The young woman sighed. “Well, I suppose I really shouldn’t tell you
this, Paul,” she said hesitantly. “Yet, since you’ve been dealing with Tom for
several weeks—”

“I’ve been harassed by Tom and his false claims that I owe—”

“I’ll get to that, Paul,” said Amy. “First, though, let me explain about
Tom.” She sighed sadly once again. “He drove his motorcycle off a bridge
late yesterday afternoon and both he and the motorcycle sank in the river
without a trace.”

Holding back a pleased chuckle, Sanson inquired, “Which river was
that?”
 “Oh, I’m afraid we can’t give out specific information pertaining to our
actual location. Suffice it to say that it was a very deep river.”

“During the entire time that Tom hounded me about the money that I
don’t actually owe you people,” said Sanson, scratching his left ankle with
his right foot, “he never once mentioned that he was a motorcycle buff.”