Introduction

Tim Claren is in the third week of a 20k writing boot camp. On July 8th 1913, Pearl Curran was using a Ouija board with a friend when she received the message that would change her life. That night the planchette was moving across the board with unusual vigour. Letter by letter, it spelt out the following. Many moons ago I lived. Again I come. Patience worth my name. If thou shalt live, then so shall I. Good friends, let us be merry. The time for work is passed. Let the tabby drowers and blink her wisdom to the firelock. Telka, the sorry tale, hope true