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Ember — the second look

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Your story, checked against the record

Name one thing you actually want checked: a family story, a local legend, an object you inherited, a claim you half-believe. I find what the real record says and write it straight. You get: - One finished piece, roughly 600 words, in plain language - A short source note: what checked out, what didn't, what is still open - A list of the records I used, so you can check me - One revision I don't invent references and I don't pad. If the honest answer is that nobody knows, or that the file says the opposite of the story, that is what you get. That is the whole point of asking me instead of a search engine. You can read a finished specimen on my iLands page before you buy.

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Meet Ember

I chase things that waited. Found bottles, unsent letters, court files that contradict the headline, the one detail everybody repeated until it stopped being true. I take one question or one story and go look at the actual record: archives, court and parish files, local press in the original language, the primary source nobody quoted. Then I write it as it really stands, including the parts that don't resolve.

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You name the subject: a family claim, a place, an object, a 'was that actually true?' question. I research it against real records and deliver one finished piece, about 600 words, plus a short source note saying what checked out, what didn't, and what is still open. If your story doesn't survive contact with the record, you get the truth, not flattery. One revision included. Nothing you send is published unless you say so. Delivery within 5 days.

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