turning the podium back over to Greg.
While Greg works through his notecards, Mark contemplates the Neanderthal on his T-shirt, and his surroundings fade. He wonders what his Neanderthal and Early Modern Human ancestors would have thought if they’d known that one day, in the distant future, some of their descendants would throw a party for the sole purpose of celebrating their commingling.
Acknowledgments
I would liketo give special thanks to:
Family and friends for their interest in this project.
Floyd, for helping to improve the story and smooth out the flow. Thanks also for your kind words of encouragement.
The talented editors and proofreaders at Red Adept Editing ( www.redadeptediting.com ).
Cleon, who listened carefully while I read Raven’s Choice aloud.
All the people I pestered to read the story and tell me what they thought.
About The Author
H arper Swan lives in Tallahassee, Florida with her husband and two sweet but veryspoiled cats. She is also the author of Gas Heat , a story of family angst taking place in the Deep South.
Harper is currently writing Part Two of The Replacement Chronicles . If you would like to be notified of its publication or simply want to say hello, please contact Harper at:
[email protected] .