Just did my own historical research. Turns out his wife of many years never had children of her own, so they adopted! Records weren't good back then, and this doesn't say that Jackson actually adopted someone named Billy, but he did actually do things like that.
I'm fairly certain (given that I'm somewhat familiar with Dunn as a writer) that he meant no adoption subtext. He probably knew that the Jacksons did adopt, but meant that closing to be read literally, given the market he sold it to.
I think I might start saying "Be hanged to ye!" rather than swearing...
Did you have a word count in mind for the boy's stories?
Yes, the open call has all the details. Keep in mind that we are flexible if the story is entertaining!
Drat it, Deej, I got stuff to do!
Oh, please, it's a quick read. :P
Just did my own historical research. Turns out his wife of many years never had children of her own, so they adopted! Records weren't good back then, and this doesn't say that Jackson actually adopted someone named Billy, but he did actually do things like that.
I'm fairly certain (given that I'm somewhat familiar with Dunn as a writer) that he meant no adoption subtext. He probably knew that the Jacksons did adopt, but meant that closing to be read literally, given the market he sold it to.