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CAR GIVES OUT IN ALABAMA ON A SUNDAY—FATHER’S DAY—AND TOW TRUCK PICKS ME UP. WHAT IF REPAIR SHOP ISN’T THERE? WHAT IF THE TOW YARD IS NO LONGER THERE WHEN I GO BACK TOWARDS IT?PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME WHERE I GET IDEAS FOR MY BOOKS. OVER THE NEXT FEW PODCASTS, I’LL BE TALKING ABOUT REAL LIFE EVENTS THAT PROMPTED BOOK IDEAS.