If it means more people are reading my book, I’m good. Maybe they’ll buy the next one, or recommend it to their book club, who knows?

“inanely powerful” I’m dying

Heh. My first novel is there.

You can’t be pardoned until you’re convicted.

Its like they wake up in the morning and think “how cruel can I be today?”

Is he a Freemason?

When I grew up I could call local telephones without the area code. Now I can’t. I managed.