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Mulberry Jelly sat on the edge of the stage covered in sticky egg juice and rotten vegetable pulp.\u00a0 He couldn’t figure out what the crowd hated more, his clich\u00e9 street-rapper name or the combination-spoken word\/death metal version of “I’m a little tea pot” he was performing before the riot broke out.\u00a0 One thing he knew for sure;\u00a0 His brilliant career in show biz was over before it started…again.\u00a0 The same thing happened last week when he tried a blues\/ballet combo of “Freak” in front of the local Middle School Talent Show Fundraiser.\u00a0 He refused to accept his Mom’s advice to study dentistry or go into his sticky Uncle Morty’s carpet cleaning business.\u00a0 Who were they to call him a talentless hack?\u00a0 No!\u00a0 He would go on!\u00a0 He would make Mulberry Jelly a household name and prove to the world…<\/p>\n

Aw hell!\u00a0 Who was he kidding?\u00a0 The only reason people showed up to these things was to gawk at him for the bizarre growth on his…..<\/p>\n

***This piece is slated for our “Body-Oddies” book.\u00a0 Its another unrevised rough concept sketch by John.\u00a0 While he works on the final artwork for that, I am rewriting and reworking our “Bludgeon the Clown” book so it is ready for print and sale in the spring.\u00a0 There are links to our books above or you can find them on Etsy and Amazon (search EEW Books)…’they make an excellent gift’\u00a0 -Marsha<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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