"Paul Di Filippo - Survival of the Fannish" - читать интересную книгу автора (Di Filippo Paul)

this time? Like he needs more goldarned inspiration! So anyhow he uses
this tarp to hide anytime a plane passes overhead.

тАЬNow right here is where I want to call MichaelтАЩs parents, Leia and
Luke, to account. TheyтАЩre the ones who aided and abetted his bookishness.
He wouldтАЩve been a normal kid if not for them. Turns out theyтАЩre whatтАЩre
called тАШfans,тАЩ second-generation fans in fact, making Michael
third-generation. They even changed their family name to one outta of this
here Dune book. The shameful way they raised that boy, without a lick of
reality-based common sense, is almost a crime.

тАЬBut back to Michael. He makes his way across the whole width of the
Parched Plateau and manages to get down into the Lonesome Valley.
WhatтАЩs he do down there? Seems the sight of an anthill, of all things, sets
him off! He decides heтАЩs living in some book named City. He sets up what
he calls a тАШhuddling placeтАЩ in a little cave, starts building a тАШrobot butlerтАЩ outta
sticks and vines, and tries training up the ants to do his bidding!

тАЬThatтАЩs where me and Peanut find him on day five, thank the Lord. But
even then things couldnтАЩt go easy. When Michael spots Peanut, he flips out.
Why? Well, you see, PeanutтАЩs wearing doggie saddlebags with his
dogchow in it. Michael spots them innocent packs and starts screaming,
тАШPuppet master! Puppet master!тАЩ He hightails it for a quarter mile before we
could catch up to him. Guess nearly a week in the Yolla Bolly done
improved his stamina somewhat, because back at Camp
Wanna-Beah-Ledge-Un he never done nothing except lay on his bunk and
read.

тАЬEven when I was taking him outta the Yolla Bolly, he kept on
squirming and fussing, saying his name was тАШHan Solo,тАЩ calling me тАШDarth
Vader,тАЩ and begging me not to тАШfreeze him in carbonite.тАЩ That part might be
movie talk, but I bet itтАЩs in a book somewhere too.

тАЬAnd that, as I might put it, is all she wrote.

тАЬNow, IтАЩll be happy to take all your questions, ifтАЩn you can answer one
of mine

тАЬAny of your reporter-types know a good literary agent for my story?тАЭ