Not Homesick, Just HomeAware

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I love my home state, but it’s not often I get the chance to say I’m proud of it as well. So I will take this opportunity to congratulate senator-elect Scott Colom on his victory. Mostly for its future implications and historic importance. But partly because that @$@! Cindy Hyde-Smith won’t be representing the state any more. Win-Win.

Mississippi, the state with an incredible musical tradition from blues to rock and country, and yet the absolute worst state song in the nation. Not a metaphor, but there’s a parallel somewhere near there.

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I had been considering a pb edition of Tales From the Black Dog, and after some nudging from outside I had decided to see if it was possible. Turns out it isn’t. The minimum (physical) page count to make a pb of anything is 24. While the book has 28 pages of material, it all fits on only 16 physical pages.

So. Upshot is, the pb isn’t happening. I was even doing (obviously) made-up quotes for the back cover. That was fun, but it’s a no-go. A little bummed about it now, but that’s the way things stand.

FWIW, I did do a dramatization of the story “Star Light, Star Bright” on YT. Follow the link if you’re curious.