“What do you want from me?”
“We are thinking about you as host.”
“You can't be serious.”
“Why not? You've got a professional acting background…”
“How did you know that?”
“We do our homework you know. We may be shooting on a shoestring but we're still professional. You are also good looking and quite charming and I think the camera will take to you.”
“I'm more of a behind-the-scenes type actually.”
“Maybe it's time to get out in the open, lay yourself on the line a bit.”
“I do that every day.”
“I'm sure you do.”
And as she continued her pitch, I thought about what I was facing. We were about to go into print with the “blockbuster” summer reading issue. The printer demanded payment for an overdue invoice before the presses would roll. I couldn't blame him for that. Meanwhile, payro
