Nursery rhymes and good times are what keep some of us going:
Only a few nursery rhymes and fairy tales lend themselves to mystery. Humpty Dumpty was one of them. I had already written several, and he was next in line. His situation was tailor made for a story such as “The Humpty Dumpty Tragedy” and pretty much wrote itself. I was simply the chronicler.
Now, for the first time, the true story behind Humpty Dumpty’s fall. Was it an accident? Did the Nurseryland government try to cover it up? Nathaniel P. Osgood III, working as his own client, delves into the old tragedy and makes a startling discovery. A short story.
Only a few nursery rhymes and fairy tales lend themselves to mystery. Humpty Dumpty was one of them. I had already written several, and he was next in line. His situation was tailor made for a story such as “The Humpty Dumpty Tragedy” and pretty much wrote itself. I was simply the chronicler.
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The Humpty Dumpty Tragedy by Herschel Cozine:
Now, for the first time, the true story behind Humpty Dumpty’s fall. Was it an accident? Did the Nurseryland government try to cover it up? Nathaniel P. Osgood III, working as his own client, delves into the old tragedy and makes a startling discovery. A short story.