Print on demand! It is almost time for us to do print on demand for the second book, A Circle of Dreams. But I can't help having an association between print on demand and sci fi type Pods. You know the kind. They take over human bodies and propogate aliens.

Is it possible that there is some meaning to this association given the marked changes in the publishing industry. Is it possible that the PODs will take over? Perhaps morphing into some as yet unrecognized form of publishing? Perhaps develop a life of their own which might stamp out publishing as we know it? Then, just when we thought we were sending out our writings for review we might find the material was changed into something we had not intended. Something alien. Our covers would change and we might have terrible visions appearing on them. Maybe even pictures of people like George Bush or Howard Dean.

Is this so far fetched? We are hearing daily about the threat of bird flu. A pandemic which may be perched nearby and ready to fly in among us and decimate our world. Global disaster is just around the corner. I know it's true because I heard it on Fox and CNN. Stay tuned.

Have we opened Pandora's box and loosed terrible plagues on ourselves? Bird flu decimating the world. PODs running rampant in the publishing industry. Are we to have a podemic?

I received additional confirmation yesterday that something terrible was wrong when our website designer told me that she had found something which was "populating in the form manager." She assures me that she can get it under control but I remain alarmed.

I hope I haven't alarmed you unnecessarily but in these dangerous times you can't be too vigilant. One must be especially vigilant when it comes to publishing where change is occurring too fast. Change is dangerous. Where will it all end?

Flash! Breaking news! A further indication of disorder in the world. There has been an explosion in a Purdue chicken processing plant in Salisbury, Maryland. Rumor has it that a chicken was seen entering the plant wearing a suicide vest.

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