Latham, I can write them at 1,200 words. I do it every week for MarketWatch.

It would save me four hours of sleep.

You know what I would lose? The chapters where the Marines actually move and Buffett actually decides and Caesar actually crosses.

The 1,200-word version tells your kids that something happened.

The 9,000-word version tells your kids how it happened, why it happened, and who was paying attention while it happened.

Caesar's Clemency is a longer story than Caesar's Rubicon.

The Rubicon is the headline. The Clemency is the strategy.

You are teaching the right curriculum on the right day. I am writing the supplemental reading.

May the Mischief be with you.

Charlie