A Feast of Fools:
The Cannibal’s Cookbook
William Todd Rose
Copyright 2012 by William Todd Rose
Smashwords Edition
Hand-delivered by courier to the office of Ms Grace Agnolotti, The Packer Building, 1400 Central Avenue, Suite 856 at 1:34 PM, Wednesday August 13th
Dear Mrs. Agnolotti,
In response to my initial emailed query you responded, and I quote: “As the editor of such culinary masterpieces as Sinfully Delicious and The Caramel Sutra, I do not appreciate my valuable time being wasted with such a ludicrous proposition. Packer and Sons is neither in the habit of publishing 'gag' books nor pandering to a sensationalism-crazed public with such an ill-conceived attempt at humor. Furthermore, I find your book proposal to be in extremely bad taste and pray that this abortion of a manuscript never sullies my desk with its presence. If such a document even exists to begin with, which I personally choose to believe not to be the case. Call me an optimist.”
I apologize for any confusion my letter may have caused and wish to assure you this was not an attempt to ridicule your company’s fine publications. In fact, all eight volumes of Cooking with Grace line my kitchen shelves and are actually what inspired me to take up the knife and cleaver.