Quetzal

"flock wallpaper and rich velvet curtains, it looked" like a whorehouse

The VP and Czar of this that and whatever who never accomplishes anything but cackling

There was the Trump jab. I'm not his biggest fan, but his opponent is in the final stages of senility and Cacklela, is well, Cacklela.

This was the epitome of plot twists.

I wish I was more familiar with Hawaiian names - even regarding gender, but I'm not. A family tree would be most helpful.

And the next chapter or two will feature transitioning into insects.

5 years North Carolina, 20 years New Orleans, 15 years Alabama. I guess I was sheltered. On the other hand, the other meaning was well known in those places.

Cornhole? I'd never heard of the game!

Didn't mean to be so direct, but I am a foodie. Also have spent time in close to all 32 states in México, have most Dianna Kennedy's cookbooks and have lived in Guatemala for nearly 15 years. If you haven't any of Diana's cookbooks, I would suggest at minimum "Cuisines of México"

Refried beans to the side, not between the tostada and eggs. But maybe that's the Res version.

Does the current administration even care? Under Osama Babomba (according to the Lion of the Dem party) it's the religion of peace and happiness

Sorry. I must have gotten that confused with something else I had been reading. I guess it was the bowling and miniature golf. Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!

Iowa seems so exciting!

I really enjoy your writing. Following Bending Iron convinced me to investigate some of your other work. I was not disappointed. The plot was solid, with just a bit of foreshadowing and enough allusion to sex to let the reader know it was happening. Kudos!

When will Gabriel and Jack wake up and see what a nasty c**t Angelo is? I'm really looking forward to his demise.