The Girl with the Silver Hands

"The miller took his sharpest axe and cut off both her hands. The maiden wept."

I sometimes get emails from authors. “What did you do when you hurt your hands?” they ask.

As I read the rest of the email, I realize that they are in serious trouble. They have severe repetitive stress injuries from extended keyboard use and poor ergonomics. It’s a life-shattering development that, unfortunately, I know a great deal about.

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