With candor on my side, cursory digging reveals that your husband is Joseph Kisarian of National Security. If this “story idea” is a ruse to pry into my life, please just say so. I have mental health issues that make me prone to paranoia, and I cannot manage uncertainties in this realm. If government agents want to question me, they are welcome, anytime.
Yours, JJ
Lulu→Jules
Dear Jules,
Sorry for alarming you! This has nothing to do with NSA or Joe, who recently returned to work after a 9-month leave of absence for the birth of our twins （now 8 months old）。 This journalism project is “moonlighting” for me （note that it is 3am!）， and Joe is not even aware of it. He has plenty else on his mind.
I have private reasons for wanting to meet with Jazz Attenborough, but they won’t mean anything to him, which is why I’m taking this extremely roundabout route.
Awaiting your reply, Lulu
FWD: Jules Jones→John Hall
See below. If Jazz Attenborough were willing, are there advantages for me? I’m fully on target to meet my book deadline and this would not interfere.
JJ
John Hall→Jules Jones
Sure: remind the world before pub that you can do f-ing anything, incl ride speedboats w/celebs （despite having done time for hating/assaulting them）。 Lux/high-end mags best exposure imo. Happy to shop.
Jules→John Hall
Danger of hypocrisy?
John Hall→Jules
You’re too old for hypocrisy. I’d play it as tongue-in-cheek self-conscious eminence.
Jules→John Hall
You told me writers are never old.
John Hall→Jules
Only until 70. After that, everyone is old.
Jules Jones→Lulu Kisarian
Dear Lulu,
My agent is willing to pitch this idea to high-end luxury magazines once we have approval from Jazz Attenborough. I presume you have some way to reach him?
Yours, JJ
Lulu→Jules
Dear Jules,
I have contact info for both Jazz A and his 3rd （！） assistant, but a query from me will lead nowhere. I’ve already tried.
Another late-night thought: would Bosco of the Conduits possibly want to be part of this? I have no idea what he’s up to these days （he’s alive, right?）， but given that Jazz A is a rabid Conduits fan, having Bosco involved might be the thing that persuades him. Or are these the crazy 4am notions of a woman with a weevil left in her brain by the government agency she almost died for? Hitting “send” before I start deleting.
Jules→Lulu
Dear Lulu,
Next time, DELETE. I cannot stomach talk of weevils. I have been scanned for invasive hardware multiple times by an underground “cleaner.” Even in jest it causes me too much anxiety to read such musings, and invokes the specter that you are part of a government plot to invade my brain.
Re Bosco: Weird idea. Need to think that one over. Yes, he is alive.
JJ
Lulu→Jules
Dear Jules,
Is there a way to reassure you of my good intentions while also promising you that I would not joke about such a thing?
Awaiting your reply, Lulu
P.S. Would you be comfortable sharing contact info for the dry-cleaning service you mentioned? I have a dress that is badly stained, and I’m desperate to restore it to its former state.