Double-Take (formerly Now You See Him) is ready for critique. My group liked a lot about this short story when I showed the first half to them a month ago.

The story starts with Branton (Mr.) Salley in a mad rush along the busy New York City streets, late for a very important meeting. He meets up (quite solidly) with a familiar face but doesn't connect the dots until he has already passed. Some things never change.

Now, with the first part of the story massaged and the second half in their hands, I'm eager to hear what my peers have to say.

I've really found a terrific solution for writers block. It seems no matter how tired or brain-dead I feel, I can always imagine one of my stock characters, William Waiklin, Branton Salley, Hilmer Gibb or Frances Klik, doing something interesting to write about. If you have a troupe, I suggest you draw on them when times get tough, when you're staring at the screen and thinking....nothing.