All rights reserved. And I mean all.
No part of this text may be read,
browsed, skimmed or glanced upon
without express written consent from the author,
who, quite frankly, is a scamp and a scallywag,
a man willing to dedicate enormous energy
to flushing out careless lawbreakers like you.
Over the years Bob Thurber’s work has received a long list of awards and prizes. His most recent book is a collection of brief stories titled “Nothing But Trouble”. Visit BobThurber.net.
Fearing legal repercussion, I did not actually read your story. Nor did I glance, skim, browse, peruse, or even peek. But if I had, I’m sure that I would have liked it.
Although, I am not authorized to actually press the “Like” button without a signed agreement from you not to use any of my “likes” in the promotion or marketing of your work without approval and fair compensation.
So I have absolutely no idea how the “like” count of this story increased by one during my non-reading of it…