An Interview With Miss Mae
Miss Mae
December 15, 2009
Greetings, cypernuts! This is I. B. Nosey, your official unofficial reporter. Today, I´m speaking with none other than my own creator, Miss Mae. Before you ask, no. That´s not Miss Mae West, it´s just—uh, well—Miss Mae.
MM: Well, hello, Nosey. How are you?
Nosey: Say, do you know your initials are the same they used for Marilyn Monroe?
MM: Of course I know. Do you think I fell off the last turnip truck?
Nosey: I´m not sure. I mean, is that question supposed to signify anything?
MM: Yep. It means, ´Do you think I´m stupid´?
Nosey: Oh, I see.
MM: You better, or I need to write you up some brains fast.
Nosey: I like my brains the way they are, Miss Mae. So why have you chosen that as your pen name?
MM: Since I´m a Georgia gal, I needed something southern. Miss Scarlett has already been used.
Nosey: In the book, "Gone With the Wind", right? Say, haven´t you written a book?
MM: You´re behind the times, Nosey. I´ve written several!
Nosey: Oh, goody. Why don´t you share with our readers? I´m sure they´d be interested.
MM: Well, I hope so. That´s the whole reason I´m here. I write romantic mysteries, with the tag line of "get caught in the web of Miss Mae´s books".
Nosey: How intriguing. I´m all ears.
MM: No, you ain´t, boy. I didn´t write you that way.
Nosey: I didn´t mean I´m a walking earlobe. I meant, I´m interested in hearing more.
MM: Oh, right. Sometimes your sassing worries me, sonny. I think I need to work on your personality some more. Anyway, back to my books. Currently, I have "Said the Spider to the Fly", and "When the Bough Breaks" out in print. "It´s Elementary, My Dear Winifred" has been contracted to be released in 2010. That story will become a series.
Nosey. Fascinating. Where can folks get a copy?
MM: All the information can be found at my site www.missmaesite.com
Nosey: Your site?
MM: I didn´t say I am a sight. I said at my site. Clean out those big ears, Nosey, and pay attention.
Nosey: Miss Mae, I understand now where these odd characters come from that I´ve had to interview. They sound almost as bossy as you.
MM: What´s the matter, Nosey? Didn´t you like interviewing Mother Goose?
Nosey: Her comment about entering me in the Ugly Bug Contest was a put down. I´d like to know when you´re going to have me speaking to real celebrities? What about Madonna, or Brad Pitt?
MM: I don´t dig that Hollywood scene, Nosey. Remember, you only do G-rated interviews.
Nosey: Oh, fudge. You won´t let me have any fun.
MM: You´re interviewing me, aren´t you? What could be more fun than that?
Nosey: Um…the interview´s over. Back to you, Gander, in the control booth.
Copyright 2009 by L. M. Thomas
MM: Well, hello, Nosey. How are you?
Nosey: Say, do you know your initials are the same they used for Marilyn Monroe?
MM: Of course I know. Do you think I fell off the last turnip truck?
Nosey: I´m not sure. I mean, is that question supposed to signify anything?
MM: Yep. It means, ´Do you think I´m stupid´?
Nosey: Oh, I see.
MM: You better, or I need to write you up some brains fast.
Nosey: I like my brains the way they are, Miss Mae. So why have you chosen that as your pen name?
MM: Since I´m a Georgia gal, I needed something southern. Miss Scarlett has already been used.
Nosey: In the book, "Gone With the Wind", right? Say, haven´t you written a book?
MM: You´re behind the times, Nosey. I´ve written several!
Nosey: Oh, goody. Why don´t you share with our readers? I´m sure they´d be interested.
MM: Well, I hope so. That´s the whole reason I´m here. I write romantic mysteries, with the tag line of "get caught in the web of Miss Mae´s books".
Nosey: How intriguing. I´m all ears.
MM: No, you ain´t, boy. I didn´t write you that way.
Nosey: I didn´t mean I´m a walking earlobe. I meant, I´m interested in hearing more.
MM: Oh, right. Sometimes your sassing worries me, sonny. I think I need to work on your personality some more. Anyway, back to my books. Currently, I have "Said the Spider to the Fly", and "When the Bough Breaks" out in print. "It´s Elementary, My Dear Winifred" has been contracted to be released in 2010. That story will become a series.
Nosey. Fascinating. Where can folks get a copy?
MM: All the information can be found at my site www.missmaesite.com
Nosey: Your site?
MM: I didn´t say I am a sight. I said at my site. Clean out those big ears, Nosey, and pay attention.
Nosey: Miss Mae, I understand now where these odd characters come from that I´ve had to interview. They sound almost as bossy as you.
MM: What´s the matter, Nosey? Didn´t you like interviewing Mother Goose?
Nosey: Her comment about entering me in the Ugly Bug Contest was a put down. I´d like to know when you´re going to have me speaking to real celebrities? What about Madonna, or Brad Pitt?
MM: I don´t dig that Hollywood scene, Nosey. Remember, you only do G-rated interviews.
Nosey: Oh, fudge. You won´t let me have any fun.
MM: You´re interviewing me, aren´t you? What could be more fun than that?
Nosey: Um…the interview´s over. Back to you, Gander, in the control booth.
Copyright 2009 by L. M. Thomas