Sounds like erotica, doesn’t it? Sorry, Skippy, but Homie don’t play dat. No, this is an excerpt from my “comedy of bad manners,” SIDESHOW IN THE CENTER RING. The scene takes place on a planet where slavery is both legal and strictly regulated. The residents…

Slumming? Really? Is this a slum? Oh, you’re joking with me, aren’t you? So amusing! I wasn’t born a countess, you know. I married the count — oh, many years ago. He had a title and excellent birth, but no money. I had money and…

Hi, how are ya? Shahtsi, here. No, you can’t call me Uncle Shahtsi. I’m not your uncle, that’s why. I’m the uncle of Tosun, one of the main characters in SIDESHOW IN THE CENTER RING, if you can call that a book title. What kind…