LARRY HODGES FOR SFWA PRESIDENT

Fantasy writer Larry Hodges, a friend of mine, is being encouraged (tongue in cheek) to run for SFWA office in 2008.

Normally, I don't pay attention to such things. But the thought of his candidacy makes me go "hmmm..." :-)

Here's his platform:

OK, OK, I'm being drafted, so here's my Platform for President. My main goal is in regard to the name "Science Fiction Writers of America." I'd like to do the following:

*Take the "Science" out since science is really hard; *Take the "Fiction" out and start telling the truth; *Take the "Writers" out since writing is really hard; *Take the "America" out so the rest of the world will stop hating us.

Once the above has passed, and our name has changed from "SFWA" to "", we can move on to more important stuff, such as allowing fictional characters to join (Paul Sheldon, Jack Torrance, Karen Eiffel, Mort Rainey, and that "jkjkjkjkjkjkjkjk" guy*) and blaming all problems facing "" on that small minority of members who write good or sell too many books, making the rest of us look bad. (We're going to require all Nebula & Hugo winners and Times Best Sellers to wear little yellow stars so we can identify them when we start rounding them up.)

-Larry (will take bribes) Hodges Candidate for President of "" Vote the Hate in 2008!

*Bet nobody can identify all five, especially the "jkjkjkjkjkjkjkjk" guy!