Sara Gran Gobsmacks the Earl
We don’t like the wind at our back. The entire staff at the Druidical & Literary has assembled in the canteen to protest the sale of the D&L to billionaire Oliver Castinstone. Oliver worked as an investigative reporter for the D&L before revealing his true identity to the Earl. The Earl was reading Sara Gran’s novel Dope over the weekend carrying the book around the estate while Depew attended to the prize winning rhododendrons. Intern Heather DeMedici reports that the Earl was distracted when he agreed to sell this blog to the conniving Castinstone.
The Dowager Princess had Oilver in a headlock before DCI Borchardt intervened. The unfortunate incident compounds her legal issues; the Princess faces charges in Detroit after claiming to be JT Leroy’s Aunt Phyllis, a shadowy figure who loathes Tuesdays with Morry.
The D&L ran a review of Dope before the news of the sale leaked to the staff. “We’re moving to Los Angeles,” said Mr. Castinstone. “Judith is there. Maury Povich is too.”
Editor at large Olivia Earthwindandfire remains at Belvedere Castle although she too faces a move west. “There was a time when the D&L lingered over a book,” she said. “Now it’s deadlines and pressure.” She will remain in the weather tower until she finishes Dope. “Oliver Castinstone can kiss my…”
The Earl thinks Dope compares favorably to Voltaire’s Miasma his self-published sensation that captured last year’s Snooker Prize. “No kidding,” observed embittered dogsbody U.U. Depew. “Sara Gran rocks.”