Just reread this one and laughed out loud again! Excellent story, Mary. You have a definite knack for telling us just enough to give us the whole picture without loading us down with description. It's a rare skill, so please treasure it.

Oh, Harry couldn't have made any money on that book while he was in prison. Federal statutes prohibit any "guest of the state" from profiting from his/her illegal activities, including being paid to write books or screenplays or give interviews. And yeah, I think the crooks would want to know where Superman lived, if only so they could stay far, far away.


Life isn't a support system for writing. It's the other way around.

- Stephen King, from On Writing