Dateline: Wellington Leg: In a shocking development authorities are now convinced that an entire industry has been hijacked spirited out of Publishers Row and stashed aboard an abandoned tugboat in Newark Bay. “I think it’s safe to say that we’ve never experienced anything like this before,” said Big Publisher Rudy G. “One minute I was reading Chapter Five of Sarah Palin’s memoir, the next minute the Thought Police arrived and took the book away.”
Is Chapter Five significant? Authorities believe the hijacking began with Carrie Prejean’s riveting work STILL STANDING. Carrie was Miss California and then she wasn’t and then she was and now she’s not and probably won’t be in the future. Sorry for the spoilers. “I had hoped to read the sequel NO LONGER STANDING,” Rudy G said. “But now we have a ghost writer shortage and hippy treehuggers running Washington, so I think we’re finished here, cooked.”
Glengarry, Glenn Beck: Perhaps Alex, a Master Salesman, can negotiate the release of the publishing industry before North Jersey toxins begin corroding editorial judgment and taste. While few people enjoy white water rafting on the Passaic River Rudy is pretty certain that Alex can redeploy an energized salesforce after just such an event. Fortified with enough Glenlivet they can market the next dozen Palin memoirs and the reinstatement of Carrie Prejean.
“Those sound like demands,” Rudy observes. “But they’re really life affirming goals. I never forget that I’m in the hopes and dreams business and ultimately I hope this is all a bad dream.”
I just want to say that I found your blog and enjoyed your sense of humor! I am a fairly “political” person, but have had to TRY and keep my political views to myself since my collection of poetry, Telling Tales of Dusk, was released in September. It is tough going, but I’m gritting my teeth… I will say, however, that I will not be purchasing the Palin “story.” But Tina Fey was right. She is with us from now on, I do believe. Anyway, best of luck to you with your writing career, and thanks for the laughs. Take care, T.K.E.
Terri,
I’m glad you enjoyed the post. Best wish for your success.
David