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Author's Comments

This short story collection was originally to be entitled The Handwriting Patient, after one of the first stories in the book. [Publisher's Note: This is true.]

It was a pretty darned good title. [Publisher's Note: That's debatable.]

And it's a pretty darned good little story, if you don't mind me saying so myself. [Publisher's Note: We don't mind.]

Then came the controversy about James Frey's "memoir" A Million Little Pieces, which I need not describe to anyone who would be inclined to look at this webpage. [Publisher's Note: True.]

When that happened, we all looked at each other and said, "Hey, wait a minute. Isn't there a story in the book called `Corrections to My Memoirs'? And isn't it concerned with the questionable integrity of a supposed memoir?" [Publisher's Note: Mr. Kun has taken some liberties here. The statements he has attributed to us are not direct quotes. Moreover, we could not have "looked at each other" as we were in different cities at the time of the conversation, which was conducted over the telephone.]

Before you knew it, we had decided to change the title of the collection to Corrections to My Memoirs. [Publisher's Note: True.]

This is called "opportunism." [Publisher's Note: Actually, this is called "trying to get people to buy more of Mr. Kun's books," but "opportunism" fits, too.]

It is also called "good fortune" because, ultimately, Corrections to My Memoirs is a far better title for the book as it more accurately captures the spirit of the collection. [Publisher's Note: True.]

It more accurately captures the book's "genvievery," as the French would say. [Publisher's Note: Mr. Kun just made that word up.]

The renowned short story writer Jean-Paul Sartre used to say that while a novel need not have a strong genvievery to be successful, a short story collection without one would collapse upon itself like a building without load-bearing walls. [Publisher's Note: Jean-Paul Sartre was an existentialist, not a short story writer. He never said anything about "genvievery" because there is no such thing, and we sincerely doubt he knew anything about load-bearing walls.]

I believe Sartre was right. [Publisher's Note: How could he be right if he didn't say it in the first place? Seriously, how?]

That said, I sincerely hope that you will find that the genvievery of Corrections to My Memoirs is solid. [Publisher's Note: Again, he's making this stuff up.]

If you don't, please feel free to write to the publisher. [Publisher's Note: Why not send your letters directly to the author? We'll give you his home address if you want.]

With that, I bid you a dude. [Publisher's Note: We think he meant "adieu."]

I mean, adieu. [Publisher's Note: See?]