The editor fumed. Week in, week out, the same author sent in short stories that broke the house rules: not original; the wrong length; several at once or – most common of all – simply on an incorrectly completed form.
The editor didn't want to discourage, or to seem patronising. All he wanted to do was to scream. There wasn't much else he could do, anyway.
Apart from one thing.
After carefully wrapping a few items together in brown paper, he sent the package to the author's address. Next day, an enormous explosion simultaneously edited out the author and the editor's problems.
The editor didn't want to discourage, or to seem patronising. All he wanted to do was to scream. There wasn't much else he could do, anyway.
Apart from one thing.
After carefully wrapping a few items together in brown paper, he sent the package to the author's address. Next day, an enormous explosion simultaneously edited out the author and the editor's problems.
