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t it recurred to him in the fall of 1995； following his return from the Frankfurt Book Fair； a kind of international trade show where every day is a showdown for foreign agents like Ralph。 He broached the serialization/ chapbook idea to me along with a number of other matters； most of which were automatic turndowns。
The chapbook idea was not an automatic turndown； though； unlike the interview in the Japanese Playboy or the all…expenses…paid tour of the Baltic Republics； it struck a bright spark in my imagination。 I don't think that I am a modern Dickens…if such a person exists； it is probably John Irving or Salman Rushdie … but I have always loved stories told in episodes。 It is a format I first encountered in The Saturday Evening Post； and I liked it because the end of each episode made the reader an almost equal participant with the writer…you had a whole week to try to figure out the next twist of the snake。 Also； one read and experienced these stories more intensely； it seemed to me； because they were rationed。 You couldn't gulp； even if you wanted to （and if the story was good； you did）。
Best of all； in my house we often read them aloud…my brother； David； one night； myself the next； my mother taking a turn on the third； then back to my brother again。 It was a rare chance to enjoy a written work as we enjoyed the movies we went to and the TV programs （Rawhide； Bonanza。 Route 66） that we watched together； they were a family event 。 It wasn't until years later
