An innerworkings report and fanciful trip inside Hobo Joe DelGuercio's head ...

TQR to his minions (H3K, Otto & Rockefeller): Hello! I guess this is the quarter where we throw the min/max word count range out the basement window. I've sent you a 3.000 word cap to read right? Well, here's one that tips the scales at 17K! I couldn't realistically turn anything away this quarter. Boli has just green lighted it and so it is yours! Thank you and sorry.

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Hello (again) ya'll No rush, just wanted to make sure you all got the novella by el grecko here. Fifteen more days to get this monster in (or out) as the case may be.

H3K to her liege lord TQR Feb 29 : Yes, yes, sorry. Am on deadline which will be over today; will post within a few days. Loved it and thinking our opinions will sync up on this one.

TQR to H3K Feb 29: So glad to hear you say that. I've read about half of it. It's strong.

H3K to TQR Mar 5 : Posted. Thanks for your patience.

TQR to H3K Mar 6: Sure thing. Excellent job. Thank you!

TQR to VC Chris DelGuercio Mar 14:

Dear Mr. DelGuercio, Congratulations! You're in like Flynn. Or Flint. Whichever you choose. I'll be sending you a contract shortly. Excellent work. Love the Burgess-esque manipulations of the language. I'll have an announcement up on the site shortly, as well. Let's see. I'll need an address where to send the cash. A bio and an origin story for EVERY GOOD STUD... as in, where'd it bubble up from, what caused it to be or whatever weirdness made it pop in your psyche. And a jpeg representation of yourself. An actual photo or reasonable facsimile thereof. Thanks and again, excellent work! Oh hey, Your address is on the front page of STUD. So, I know where you live. I'll send the cash there, if that's OK.

Chris DelGuercio to TQR Mar 16 I almost forgot. Here is my author bio that you requested and a bit about the origin and evolution of my story. Still working on the photo.

TQR's addendum to CDG's reply, or "What he REALLY must have been thinking, but was too chill to say.": OH M G! I'VE JUST BEEN ACCEPTED IN THE MOST PRESTI-DIFFI CULT-LIKE VIRT-MAG TO EVER TAKE A SHELIKING TO MY MORBY GIREAUX! SUITE PATOOTIE BLESS MY SOUL,HOT DAMN AND PASS THE MEATLOAF!.

-Chris DelGuercio