A Million Miles and a Dozen or so Type-O's

I'd spent a year or so writing my first book, and it was coming out early in 2000. I had the first copies sent to Texas where I'd be spending Christmas. My family knew I had a book coming out, but they didn't think they'd see it for months. I received a box Federal Express and hid it in the trunk of the car I was using. I was dying to take a look at it, but there were too many people around. Finally, I ran an errand (my Mother sent me to Wal Mart to return something) and when I got there I...