1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Margaret St. Clair’s story “The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles” is a tale inspired by&amp;nbsp; the Lord Dunsany story “How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon the Gnoles.” St. Clair’s tale is a wonderful update. The gnoles are still horrible creatures of fantasy, but the main character is completely mundane. The hero of the story is Mortensen, a hapless salesman, who only wants to meet his sales quota and maybe get “a special mention at the annual sales-force dinner.” Does it matter that these are dangerous monsters? Not really, because as any good salesman knows, adaptability is key. Suggested:&amp;nbsp;WandaVision&amp;nbsp;and Stacy Schiff's&amp;nbsp;The Witches Next Episode:&amp;nbsp;Tananarive Due’s short story “Patient Zero” Please rate and review us, or better yet, tell a friend.&amp;nbsp;Our social media is @MonsterWrote on Twitter and Instagram. Our email is monsterwrote@gmail.com. This episode was produced and researched by Lisa and Mel. Theme music is “Misconception” by Nicolas Gasparini, used with permission. The Monster She Wrote Podcast http://monstershewrotepodcast.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18214028/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/97665449