The February issue of Playboy is now out, featuring an interview with political funny man Al Franken, a diary of out-of-control illness by Thom Jones (author of The Pugilist at Rest), and a short story by yours truly: a woman who is grieving over the death of her sister quits her job in PR to join the booming new Manual Medical Caregiver industry: “Really, it is not unlike any other job requiring manual dexterity.” Best of all, the cleavage on the Feb. cover is mild and 100% natural.