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This one might be sung to the classic Thermos Song from Steve Martin’s The Jerk. The video’s below in case you need help with the melody.

The Literary Luminary Song

I’ve practiced this acceptance speech for you,
This RITA-award acceptance speech for you.
My desire is to entertain while giving thanks,
To my agents, my publishers, the Nobel Prize committee.

But hidden in the midst of the hype,
— And I do hope it won’t cause you to gripe —
Is a nod to my husband of twenty-six years,
‘Cause without him I’d only write tripe.