Savage: "YOU ASSHOLES, WE NEEDN'T PAY YOU AT ALL!"

"one of those deep, sonorous snores that only comes from
a truly restful and peaceful state"

Not bad, Matthew.

Matthew,
I wish you luck on this adventure and I hope you get the same forbearance Kyle received.

Nice start, Matthew. Best of luck!

I think this is a good idea...Slog needs fresh voices.

and, they are getting free tickets to a lot of this stuff, so they ARE being compensated.

Matthew! I remember with fondness our Thursdays spent reading The Stranger at Zeitgeist on the company's dime.
Kyle was funny and fun to read because he was naive and wide-eyed. You're the opposite: a seasoned writer who is not easily impressed. You'll be great at this. Let me know if you need a date to some random thing.