Susannah/Sadie/Jane here, studiously avoiding the piles of New England leaves that await raking…
It’s October, Wicked Friends, and who doesn’t love this time of year? Costumes. Scary Movies. Candy. And of course, the Great Pumpkin.
Last January, on Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday, Wickeds Barb Ross, Sherry Harris, and Edith Maxwell, and Accomplices Sheila Connolly and Yours Truly released a collection of short stories based on some of Poe’s work: Edgar Allan Cozy. We had such fun coming up with our own twists on the classics.
Now, of course the Wicked Cozy Authors have the Most Sincere Blog around. And because you’ve all been extra good (not wicked at all), the Great Cozy Pumpkin has a gift for you, but only for a few days.
From today through October 31, just like trick-or-treat candy, Edgar Allan Cozy is free. So please, download your copy from Amazon, tell all your friends, read and enjoy. And if you’re inclined to leave a review, we’d appreciate it.
Let us know what you think, and thanks for reading!
Readers: What’s your favorite Poe story or poem? How old were you when you first read him?
The Wickeds 
I had so much fun writing my take on The Telltale Heart – a story that’s been haunting me since I first read it at age ten (what WAS my mother thinking to set me loose on Poe?). And I love all the other stories – and poems, let us not neglect to mention – in the collection. What’s next, Arthur Conan Cozy?
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I love Arthur Conan Cozy–Shall we make it so?
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Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Our pleasure!
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You’re welcome, Gram! Hope you enjoy it.
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What a wonderful surprise! I just downloaded my copy. Thank you!
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You are very welcome!
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You bet! You HAVE been good and sincere this year, right? 🙂
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I have no idea when I first read Poe! I do know that when we were deciding which stories to use a poem just popped out of me as I reread Annabel Lee.
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I know, Sherry. That was super.
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Loved that one!
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I will always love ‘The Cask of Amontillado’ and ‘The Tell-Tale Heart.’
Great post, thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Then you’re in luck, James. There are riffs on both those stories in the anthology.
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I suggest putting the lawnmower in mulch mode to tackle those leaves…
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We do mulch some–but we have A LOT of leaves. I listen to an audiobook and count the raking as my daily exercise.
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The Great Pumpkin lives!!!!
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Mark, you are the most sincere of all. I know the Great Pumpkin will bring you something nice.
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What a wonderful treat – thank-you!
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You’re welcome! And I hope you enjoy it.
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Oh thank you
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You’re so welcome! Let us know what you think.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! What a wonderful treat! I’ll come to your house for T&T anytime. I vote for the Cask of Amontillado and The House of Usher. I was first introduced to Poe in the 8th grade when a teacher played an audio version of Cask on 33rpm records. (Yes, I’m old.) I can still hear the reader saying “For God’s sake, Montresor….”
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If you love Cask of Amontillado (also my favorite Poe story), check out “Within These Walls” in the anthology!
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Thank you! I can’t wait to get home to download the book! My favorite Poe story is the Tell Tale Heart. Love it.
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Hope you like my modern version, Debra!
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No question, you will love Edith’s version in this anthology!
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I still find the cask of Amontilado terrifying! Love Halloween…my birthday is Halloween eve—Salem born!
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Oh, how auspicious is that, to be born on Halloween Eve and in Salem, no less! There’s a Cask of Amontillado story in Edgar Allan Cozy. And Happy Early Birthday!
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Pit and the Pendulum. I was in second grade. It scared the heart out of me, but it wasn’t as scary as Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery. My brother had read that aloud to me as a bedtime story. and then at Halloween, we had to read Poe’s Pit and the Pendulum in class. Is it any wonder I went grey young?
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Funny, Cait! I was scared by all of them. And kept reading, regardless…
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Loved both of those stories! Now you make me want to go back and read “The Lottery” again…for old times’ sake.
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