Robert Blumenthal
Robert Blumenthal asked Jacob M. Appel:

How about if your profile picture is a dog. Does that mean you are actually 7 times the age you say you are? BTW, thanx for the latest edition of your short story ouevre. It's your most professional looking collection yet.

Jacob M. Appel Thanks! Vandalia/WVU did a wonderful job with the cover.

For what it's worth, I've found that introducing myself as "Old Yeller" at parties and telling people I'm 6 1/2 yrs old rarely wins over the crowd.... It's all well and good if you're Lassie, I suppose, but I've had much better results on the dating market when I tell people I'm "Jack Benny" and I'm 39....

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