Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for January 02, 2021

Isn’t all of this stuff the Outline for The Manifesto?

The Pulitzer Committee calls you, you don’t call them. I once received a letter telling me I had been nominated for a Pulitizer for literature. After I stopped laughing, genre novels aren’t short listed for Pulitizers, I noticed the request to send money to Nigeria for the entry fee.

“Quality” is one of those words that needs a further description to make clear what you mean. Kind of like my ex yelling “Behave!” at the kid. He is behaving… badly.

Never thought Iowa was that inspiring.

I just want to know if that is Pauli, Cap’n Eddie’s cat on the monitor.

It’s good to be taken seriously.

What’s with the IOWA sweatshirt?? The UofI has a world class writing program and has produced numerous authors.

Maybe the bozos at Fox “News” are wearing college sweatshirts while broadcasting from home.

I was drinking coffee when my lawyer’s secretary referred to a “decease and desist” letter. I had to buy a new keyboard.

Query for those who’ve been following Non Sequitur for a long time: The uniform shade of light purple applied to the non-focal characters and backgrounds — is that mauve, puce, or lilac?

Probably wondered over, looking for a good meal, outside cats tend to do that.

Detect a slight political overtone perhaps?

International Order of Wannabe Authors.

(It has a large membership.)

If only Twitter would issue a cease and desist to Hair Furor. Naw, they make way too much money off all the eyeballs on his bloviations.

Aw, crap. Thus likely the birth of another misinformation blog.

Yesterday Trump appointee Federal Judge Kernodle recognized the quality of the latest attempt to ignore the Electoral College (filed by Louie Gohmert of Texas). VP Pence applauded it as the right decision. The Justice Department had supported quashing the attempt to destroy democracy. It should be hailed as a triumph of Truth, Justice, and the American Way! And yet, in the White House, someone felt cheated… Or rather felt disappointed that cheating (which has worked so well for his entire life) may fail this time.

That bad, huh?

Even rejection notices have to be carefully worded. Lots of folks have lawyers on speed-dial and there’s no one as likely to feel insulted as a hack who has been recognized as his talent deserves.

Writers collect rejection letters. It’s like a hobby for them.

It’s day 2. Have you chosen your course for the coming year?

I have a rather large file of rejection letters going back decades, when manuscripts were submitted on paper! While I have never heard from the Nobel or Pulitzer committees, I’m pretty sure they’ve heard of me, even if it makes them wince. That makes me smile.

Go, Hawkeyes! (My wife’s from IA)

Never write for the rewards. Just do your best and then let them find you,(as they will). …a little money helps though.

https://youtu.be/fh6WgJrIuDI

Why is she opening his mail?

Benjamin Franklin:

“If you would not be forgotten

After you are dead and rotten

Then write things worth the reading

Or do things worth the writing."

Reminds me of how “Snoopy” was sent two rejection notices, one for the current submission and, as a proactive time saver, one for any future submission.

Skip the Mickey Mouse Pulitzer, dude, go for the Nobel.

So many many things I’d like to send cease and desist notices to….

hmm, why is WM dissing Iowa?

I love the expression on the cat’s face!

I love this one because I have a cousin in Iowa who continuously rights to his Senator complaining about voter fraud. Unfortunately I don’t think he would get the connection.

If you’ve never received a rejection letter, then you can’t call yourself a writer.

What’s going on in Iowa?

Pauli is striped not spotted.

From what I’ve been able to deduce, we have at least half a dozen writers among us. Cool.