I Was A Lawyer For 10 Years

Quite Often I Can Be In A Bookshop, Standing Beneath A Great Big Picture Of Myself And Paying For A Book With A Credit Card Clearly Marked John Grisham, Yet No One Recognises Me. I Often Say I'm A Famous Author In A Country Where No One Reads.

I Always Try To Tell A Good Story, One With A Compelling Plot That Will Keep The Pages Turning. That Is My First And Primary Goal. Sometimes I Can Tackle An Issue-homelessness, Tobacco Litigation, Insurance Fraud, The Death Penalty-and Wrap A Good Story Around It.

I Struggle With Racism Every Day

Because I Was Single, There Was A Chance I Was A Homosexual. Because I Went To Syracuse, Wherever That Was, Then I Was Probably A Communist. Or Worse, A Liberal. Because I Was From Memphis, I Was A Subversive Intent On Embarrassing Ford County.

Please Give Me Fifty More Years Of Work And Fun, Then An Instant Death When I'm Sleeping.