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Seriously, if I had never gotten into a Driveaway truck and driven across the country with a couple hundred dollars and nobody to call if I ran out, I would never have become a serious writer.*

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Timelock: if by April 1st, 2005--one year from the formal launch of this site--I don’t sell a book, script, ten short stories, get a play produced or get a decent job writing, I will commit Hari-Kiri live on the net. Sounds gimmicky, doesn’t it?

This is the daily one-year journal of that gimmick.

Welcome to gimmicky.org.

* . . . this was right after getting a letter from the head writer of Late Show with David Letterman informing me that they couldn't offer me a writing position at this time.

In retrospect, I may not disagree with this decision: Top Ten Rejected Late Show Jokes.

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Dr. Menlo: Now
I live on Capitol Hill in Seattle with the lovely and talented Pagan Moss, of SLA and Peep Show Stories. I also manage this site.

We are both vegan. We help each other.

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Dr. Menlo: Day Job History
In no particular order, I have been: a lifeguard, Alaskan fisherman, assistant indie movie publicist, real estate salesman, trailer checker, DC bike messenger, movie critic, day laborer, Department of Justice clerk, insurance claims adjudicator, payroll specialist, purchasing department, creator of weekly international sales reports for Starbucks Corp., IBM auditor, waiter, stockboy, admin assistant, driver, journalist, Smithsonian publicity dept. intern, door to door Sierra Club rep, receptionist and adult webmaster, to name a few.
Dr. Menlo: Published Work
Manifesto in Hypertext

The Swordfighter of Today

The Mayor of Windows: A Fable for the New Millennium

Thomas Jefferson Goes To Washington

Postcards From Seattle

Marijuana Dream #Eggplant

Copernicus Grape Loves Ivy, & Ivy Loves Copernicus Grape

Letter on blogs I wrote, circa Spring 2k

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