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Ladies and gentlemen, meet Dorothy Corsair! Our housewife finally has a name.

First prize (a copy of my novel Parts Unknown) is shared by friends-of-the-zine and contributors Jake Sheff and Liz McShane, who suggested the first and last names, respectively.

Jake had no idea that my mom’s name is Dorothy, so his entry was completely serendipitous.

As for Corsair, Liz tells me she had in mind (thanks to her husband’s interest in aviation) the WWII airplane with that sobriquet, which seemed to go along with Dorothy’s 1940s vibe. She didn’t realize that “corsair” also applies to pirates, and Dorothy Corsair is nothing if not a literary pirate.

Runner-up honors (and a copy of one of my Kindle books) go to Maya Cheav and Karen Crawford.

Thanks for playing along, everybody, and I’m looking forward to many more years of “Dottie” Corsair and her love of offbeatlit™.

Kevin Brennan
Editor
The Disappointed Housewife