Shulman rules

I was planning on using this space today with another picture of a smoking monkey. But then outta the blue, I somehow thought of something actually kinda sorta interesting! I finally caught up on a bunch of reading, including some of Dave Shulman's columns from LA Weekly. Suffice it to say, none of the three articles I read yesterday, be it Pancakes With Czajkowski, The Heartwarming Ballad of Grandpa Red or my personal favorite over the last month, House Rules, has done anything to dissuade me from my belief that Mr. Shulman is one of the greatest underappreciated short fiction writers of our time. Please, if you can spare a minute or 5, check out the man's work. You won't be sorry. And as always, all recommendations come with a full money back guarantee (especially if the articles are free).