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THE HAT AND THE DRAGON After the local reaction to HUGO I decided to try something more difficult, quite out of character with the normal stories that appear in this magazine. The editor asked me to heighten the fantasy aspect while reducing the word count. I was quite surprised by the reactions to this sort of story by everyone I encountered. The editor was so taken that she graced the article with a photo of yours truly .
The story was featured as the central piece in the 1992 Annapolis Boat Show issue. This appeared just one year after I bought the hat featured in the story.