Howard Brazee wrote: > I am aware it's supposed to be a secret, from participating the SF > newsgroup. But I don't really get that. I don't *think* Steve was hiding > it nor expected it to be a "gotcha" revelation. Well, that is why I put the word in quotes. I'm sure it's not on the level as, say, a certain Enchantress's "extracurricular activities", but to the left, I'd just as soon not spoil (oh, all right, 'not again spoil') a new reader's possible revelation. I have to keep reminding myself of the damn thing, actually. Which proves the subtlety of our esteemed author, I think.... "I'll just slide this nugget over here. Few will catch it, and those who do will get a chuckle, if not a cookie." I'd be interested in seeing a compiled list of the little bits Brust tosses into his books, but I feel the task would be futile. We'd never find them all. <grin> :) Chris "I would rather go honestly to Hell, admitting that I leaped knowingly into error and folly, than enter into the sweetest Heaven men can dream of by whining that I had been pushed." - _Freedom and Necessity_ - Brust & Bull