Making Light:  Painful announcement ::: February 18, 2004, 10:16 AM

Mitch Wagner:

  If I ever use a pen name, it will be Norm D. Plume...

In case it leads you to reconsider your choice, I should mention that
"Norm DePloom" is a prolific Internet author of "stories of tortures
used by debauchers" as Tom Lehrer put it.  Don't Google it if you're
easily squicked.

A lot of pen names have been snapped up.  "Sue D. Nym" is another
porn writer, and I expect "Anna Nimity" and "Jörn Emir" are out there
somewhere.  I bags "X Hismark" but someone will probably tell me I'm
too late.

Recalling Lehrer reminded me of the next line:  "lurid, licentious, and
vile."  That sounds like it was borrowed from somewhere, but I haven't
found a source.  Anyone?