<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra">A quick note and public thank you to Matthew King for putting me in touch with a publisher willing to consider the work - the basic idea is to split the book in twain, stopping at about 1987, so the first volume, if it is accepted (let's not get too hasty) would have about half the stories. That would give me time to work on the second half, which would probably be slightly shorter.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I am editing the beginning stories extensively now and incorporating some of the astute observations of the list, so hopefully no one will mind being referred to by name in the text if I quote them. I am also trying to tighten up the prose - some of the early stories were pretty rough. Thank you guys for all your kind words and support. I am also very happy with the pricing options the publisher has for physical and digital copies, so I am hoping he will accept the draft. Time to get busy, as some of the entries need some severe stylistic polish, which I can see two years removed from their composition.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks again! <br></div></div>