Leslie asked Mary Doria Russell:

Hi Mary. Did you see this? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tombstone-reenactment-shooting_562490dee4b0bce347013087 Two people shot during reenactment in Tombstone. And I am on the last few pages of Epitaph and loving it. -A fan in Beachwood

Mary Doria Russell I didn't just see the article, I heard the gunfire from two blocks away! I was in Tombstone for the Helldorado Days festival. When I found out that a tourist had been grazed by a ricochet but declined medical treatment, I thought, "Damn! If that had been me, it would have been great publicity!"

The poor bastard who got shot had to be medevac'ed out -- the wound was "high in the groin," which I fear is a euphemism...

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Has there been any interest in making a mini-series based on "Doc" and "Epitaph"? (I really enjoyed both books, and fell in love with Doc Holliday.) Sara

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What did the people of Rakhat look like? I loved The Sparrow, and liked Children of God. But after finishing the books, I am still not sure whether the Rakhat species resembled bunny rabbits, kangaroos, or something in between. What say you, people of Earth?

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What do you find about the Midwest that you can use in your writing? Do you like the way people talk and interact in the Midwest?

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Hi Mary. Did you see this? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tombstone-reenactment-shooting_562490dee4b0bce347013087 Two people shot during reenactment in Tombstone. And I am on the last few pages of Epitaph and loving it. -A fan in Beachwood

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Has there been any interest in making a mini-series based on "Doc" and "Epitaph"? (I really enjoyed both books, and fell in love with Doc Holliday.) Sara

What did the people of Rakhat look like? I loved The Sparrow, and liked Children of God. But after finishing the books, I am still not sure whether the Rakhat species resembled bunny rabbits, kangaroos, or something in between. What say you, people of Earth?

What do you find about the Midwest that you can use in your writing? Do you like the way people talk and interact in the Midwest?

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