One day a fair while back, Jack asked the other Jacks what they thought about recording a CD. The other Jacks wondered if anyone would buy it.

“I dunno. Probably not,” said Jack.

“Waste of money.” “Too much work and no payoff.”

“Dumb idea.” said the other Jacks.

“So we’re all in agreement?” asked Jack.

“Yup. It’s stupid. Let’s do it!”

So they went into the studio and Short Stories is the ugly duckling hatched from that egg.