The Mumpsimus

Last year I inaugurated the Mumpsimus "Cup of Coffee for a Genius" Award , bestowing it upon the great and glorious Rudi Dornemann. It is time now, once again, to send a hand-made mug and $5 to a writer of exceptional talent who has not received nearly enough attention. Before announcing this year's winner, let's review the guidelines and process: The Award Winners of the award are chosen by a top-secret selection committee composed entirely of myself. The committee utilizes a specific set of vague criteria to determine a recipient. The recipient must be an exceptionally creative individual, preferably a writer, preferably one whose work I've read show significant promise for interesting future work, preferably writing The award provides a qualified individual selected by the committee with the following prize: One $5 bill and A coffee mug made by Rick Elkin of Rising Moon Studios, a member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen (who these days mostly makes jew...