标题: 《Origins》作者： - Mike Resnick 【EPUB】 [打印本页] 作者: zaq 时间: 2013-8-15 19:46 标题: 《Origins》作者： - Mike Resnick 【EPUB】 Origins by Mike Resnick There is a beginning, an origin, to all things. This is one of them. Only the facts have been changed, since they sometimes get in the way of the Truth. * * * * The visitor looked down at the drawing board. "Funny animals?" he said distastefully. The cartoonist sighed and turned to his visitor, who was looking over his shoulder. "No choice," he replied wearily. "Nobody seems to want crime strips." "_I_ do," said the visitor. "You're not an editor, more's the pity." "I thought your strip was excellent. Why did they turn it down?" The cartoonist shrugged. "If I knew, I could change it. Maybe it's not realistic enough, maybe they don't like my drawing style, maybe it's too grim. Who knows?" "Well, I thought it was realistic," said the visitor. "Especially that part about the jewel robbery. I thought it was brilliant." "Thanks, Melvin. I wish somebody with a budget would agree with you." "I keep asking you not to call me Melvin," said the visitor irritably. "Sorry," said the cartoonist. "What was it you wanted to