Syd Hall is not only an author, but an avid collector of Polly Pockets. Specifically the ones that have rubber clothes with a great mouthfeel. If you've owned one, you agree, because everybody's chewed them despite the warning label on the package. Syd lives in the blighted wastes of Florida but wishes that wasn't the case, and dabbles in doodles and songwriting. Syd also enjoys writing, but finds it agonizing at the same time. If you're also a writer, you agree with that too. Them's the breaks.