Thank you, thank you. It means a lot to receive such an array of adoration. No doubt most of you are here today to sample of slither of my latest story, which we will get onto shortly. However, I wanted to preface the reading by giving you a little context to it, and to perhaps pull back the curtain on my creative process somewhat.

The…man…sat…on the…couch…he said…”this is…com-comfitib-confortable”. The wo-woman…fetched…a cup of…tea and she…said “H-Hello. I…hope you had…a…nice day” he said…”yes…yes I did…tank…thanks”. He…drunked…drinked…his tea and did a…burp. “Woo-whoops! Sorry” he said. “It is o-o-okay” she said. It is po-pol…polite.