C.: I wonder how d.c. is doing now that I have limited his beet juice and catnip. I have not heard from him all day, and he is not answering his phone. Eudora is out of town, and none of d.c. and Eudora's kids still live with them. He may be in trouble and need some help. He is not young anymore, and that drink I gave him may have been too much for his cardiovascular system. I will run next door and check on him. (Rrng, ring). He is not answering his doorbell, but I hear some awful music coming from inside. I will see if he left his door open (click). d.c., what ARE you doing?
d.: Well, Cal.E., I heard that people like sax and violins. I want to help the kids in Uvalde, so I want to sell as many books and songs as I can this month. I have never played either the saxophone or the violin, but how hard could it be? I know how to play the piano, and that is a string instrument, just like the violin! I also played the trumpet when I was in grade school. The saxophone should not be THAT much different from the trumpet. I will master these two instruments and sell one million songs this month!
C.: You REALLY need to get a hearing aid, d.c. People like to read about sex and violence, not sax and violins! I am a cat, and even I know that! Have you been drinking more beet juice, by chance? d.: No, Cal.E., I promise. I guess I just got carried away. My books are a little different, in that the reader will need to use his or her imagination for the sex and violence. I only hint at it. I don't think it is a good idea to spoon feed every detail to the reader. I like to use my imagination when I read. I think my books will attract other readers like me. It may not be the majority of readers, but I do think there is a market for readers like me. C.: What author did you like to read when you were younger? d.: My favorite was Earnest Hemingway. I think that he would be considered old-fashioned now, but he was very popular in his own time, and for many years after he died. That tells me that a market does exist for readers who like to think and draw their own conclusions about some things that they read. C.: Yes, I see what you mean. Tom finished obedience school, but I did not. He liked to read the classics, like "Cat in the Hat," "Green Eggs and Ham," "Horton Hears a Who." He liked to read the classics written by Dr. Theodore Geisel. d.: I don't think Dr. Seuss was a Ph.D. or an M.D. He just made up that name as a pseudonym. He appealed to the young very well, though. C.: Yes, the young and the young at heart. Don't let me keep you from practicing your two new instruments, d.c. It sounds like you REALLY need it! d.: Thanks, Cal..E. Hey! Was that an insult? C.: GTG. TTYL! d.: Okay, Cal.E. If you really must go, I will talk to you later. I must practice now.
Comments