Over the Border

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I'm writing this on the train from Toronto to Ottawa for this evening's event, where Brian and I are guest lecturers at the Ottawa Writer's Conference.  Sitting next to me, Brian is busily editing his HELLHOLE chapters; I received two more transcribed chapters from my typist by e-mail this morning and just finished cleaning them up.  With our non-stop schedule, we have to catch a few minutes of productivity wherever we can.

Yesterday, leaving Cleveland, the publisher had again set me up for a qui