"So when you going to get caught up on the stories?"

"Soon as they come to me." The writer grinned and shrugged as if Mo should understand the creative process.

"Haven't they warned you? You don't fuck with the feds."

"Aah, nobody bothers checking. I'm short story writer #1,363,910. You think they read anybody's shit?"

"I'm sure they do."

"And I'm sure they don't give a flying fuck. They've got 1,363,909 other stories to read if they want to."