Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends

An Introduction

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Hey buddy,

Sorry it’s been so long. Last few years have been hectic and I lost your email.

I have a new book coming out next month and wanted to ask you to do a review for it at punk noir to help sales. Put it up this week or next.

Thanks a lot! You’re a good pal!

Have attached all the relevant below.

Cheers

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I received an email like this recently and after muttering to myself that the author of said correspondence should go fuck himself I came up with the idea for this theme.

Don’t get me wrong. I love the writing community here and more than a few of the folks have become like family. Even attended my wedding. Visited me in Japan.

And yes, like all friends we help each other out from time to time, however, there sure are a lot of shameless users out there. I’ve received countless emails like the one above. Countless. They don’t even try to hide it most of the time. Fair weather friends. Two-faced fakes only hitting you up when they need something. I’m sure you’ve spotted them too.

Well, what better theme for Punk Noir’s May Shoot Out… Every Saturday evening this month (日本時間) — I’ll be publishing 4 masterpieces inspired by the snakes, bloodsuckers, users and mask wearers out there.

I’m sure you’re going to enjoy them because these are some of the best I’ve read at PN.

Anyway, until tomorrow then

All the best

Steve

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