Editing for continuity & submission to Wattys AFRICAN PROVERB: THE CHILD WHO IS NOT EMBRACED BY THE VILLAGE WILL BURN IT DOWN TO FEEL ITS WARMTH "It really seems to me that in the midst of great tragedy, there is always the horrible possibility that something terribly funny will happen." Philip K. Dick Author's Note This novel includes irony, satire, hope, gallows humor, & some nonstandard syntax. Drago Worm (a nonhuman protagonist) fiercely refuses to fade away. With support, she'll forge her own humor, self-worth, and place in history. P.S. Cotton Top wants to bake a kidney pie for Worm's MAD (Manufacturing Anniversary Day). If she drops by later to ask for, um, "donations" ... please decline. Thou hast been forewarned. (Ah! Carnivorous humor! Creepy, isn't it?) 😶 Reader Beware: • This alien love story bites. Because it has mouth tentacles. And you smell like food. (Sooo... NOT a Lovecraftian rom-com.) • Welcome to Homestead! Try not to die. It's bad for your complexion! (PURR) [I composed & edited the AI generated illustrations.]
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