Malone: intro
When they say a story ends 'happily ever after', do you believe it? Perhaps you read my last book and thought 'Isn't that wonderful? A happy ending.' Michael and friends walk off into the sunset, and that's all he wrote. Maybe you thought that Jenny and I settled down, got married, had a few kids. Or that the band had a 'big break' and it was all fame and fortune from there.
Well, guess what. If you thought that, you were pretty wrong. Sorry. It didn't go down that way at all. Don't go to the casino, because lady luck isn't your friend. You would've been placing bad bets if you wagered that this was either happy or ever after. It was neither.
The trip home was uneventful enough, sure. Trips home often are. And it's true that I overcame the need to find my mother - see, if you would've bet on that, you'd be in better shape right now. I didn't go looking for her any more after Mexico. That really was the end of my searching. Oh, I did see her again, sure - but I wasn't the one who was looking. You'll just have to read that to find out. See, this is my way of ensuring you don't just set this book down and leave.
Apologies in advance if you lost any money or sleep over this. I'm pretty sure most of you don't care, and you're already like 'Michael who?' having gone on to bigger and better stories in the past twelve years or so since I've talked to you. But maybe somewhere out there, someone spent a few moments going 'I wonder what ever happened after they left Mexico?'
This set of stories is dedicated to you, the people who wondered, who were wise enough not to believe that an ending is always the end.
-- Michael Malone
((Yes- second set of stories is coming! I'm going to be writing them starting May 1st, so get ready for more Michael. If you haven't already ,friend Michael's journal at michael_malone to keep up with the stories.))
Well, guess what. If you thought that, you were pretty wrong. Sorry. It didn't go down that way at all. Don't go to the casino, because lady luck isn't your friend. You would've been placing bad bets if you wagered that this was either happy or ever after. It was neither.
The trip home was uneventful enough, sure. Trips home often are. And it's true that I overcame the need to find my mother - see, if you would've bet on that, you'd be in better shape right now. I didn't go looking for her any more after Mexico. That really was the end of my searching. Oh, I did see her again, sure - but I wasn't the one who was looking. You'll just have to read that to find out. See, this is my way of ensuring you don't just set this book down and leave.
Apologies in advance if you lost any money or sleep over this. I'm pretty sure most of you don't care, and you're already like 'Michael who?' having gone on to bigger and better stories in the past twelve years or so since I've talked to you. But maybe somewhere out there, someone spent a few moments going 'I wonder what ever happened after they left Mexico?'
This set of stories is dedicated to you, the people who wondered, who were wise enough not to believe that an ending is always the end.
-- Michael Malone
((Yes- second set of stories is coming! I'm going to be writing them starting May 1st, so get ready for more Michael. If you haven't already ,friend Michael's journal at michael_malone to keep up with the stories.))