Will's Good Idea for the Week of 7/17/22

Greetings, Stroock's Books collective.

We awake groggy and tired after a bottle of Cavaliere D'oro and a cigar. Our birthday (49!) is this week, and we think maybe we should give up the Arturo Fuentes. We've had 16 this year, which we don't think is too bad. These are bad for one's health though, and after we've smoked one, we feel kind of guilty. I dunno.

A reader and general grognarder wants to know when The Weser is coming out. If The Weser isn't out on or before 1 August, I'm going to cut my ear off and mail it to myself. We fear and loath. We feel trepidation. They're going to hate it.

A reader and friend from a country about which Led Zeppelin has written at least two songs asked if we were going to write any more novels in the To Defend the Earth Universe. Every once in a while we get a comment from someone asking the same. That novel's over a decade old now. We have ideas, To Liberate Mars, for example. But to Survive the Earth flopped. It would be fun to get back in there, though. Next summer?

19FortyFive wants some more ideas. Which is great. More what ifs? A vote for DeSantis piece? We may try to talk them into more for Pershing and AEF stuff. 

We sent a query about writing on a subject and topic we've never written before. 'Beat the Mets. Cheat the Mets. Step right up and defeat the Mets. Bring your kiddies. Bring your dog. Come on out and eat like a hog.' They taught us that song in first grade. We grew up a Yankees fan (haven't watched a game in years) but the Mets, Mets fans, Mets culture, has always been fascinating. 

We think we'll hit the treadmill this morning.

And those are Will's good ideas for the week of 7/17/22.