Let's make this birthday one to remember.

94 years old (Born on August 21, 1930)

Happy Birthday, Joseph Mcelroy! Celebrating another year of your literary brilliance—though rumor has it you're still editing the footnotes from last year's birthday card. Your epic masterpiece "Women and Men" remains legendary; readers everywhere are still proudly boasting they've finished all 1,000-plus pages (or at least pretending they have).

From "Lookout Cartridge" to "Actress in the House," your novels continue to captivate and challenge us. May this birthday bring you as much joy as you've given readers—and may your cake be shorter than your novels, but just as rich in layers. Here's to many more chapters ahead!