The four-year-old as The Doctor: “I turn daleks into vampires with my screwdriver, then I have to kill the vampires!”
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When You Have No Choice About Letting Go
My childhood home is being sold in the morning. Coincidentally, I just reached the part of my novel where my main character’s beloved spaceship is brutally destroyed.
Fairy Tale Crossover
The four-year-old is explaining to me that there are three piggies in Little Red Riding Hood — one building a house and two looking for the wolf.
Tidbits from NaNoWriMo
[Discussion of day-old guinea pigs]
4-yr-old: “What?! If they eat carrots, then they are bunnies!”
Daniel: “Do you eat carrots?”
4: “No!” Continue reading “Tidbits from NaNoWriMo”
Coat Based Irony
I wish I could hang my coats in my closet… but I can’t open my closet due to all the coats stacked in front of it.
Writing Amusement Park?
#NaNoWriMo is such an emotional roller coaster.
Surreal Dream
I dreamed the four-year-old was a balloon. Two stars, would not like to dream again.
Mouthful of Nightmare
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Last week, we gave you a treat — two Shreddy the cat stories. Today, we have the corresponding trick — a trio of bite-sized stories that add up to a mouthful of nightmare:
- FemCloud Inc. — Every action is a choice. [~400 words]
- Birthing Class — Daniel has a sinister alien life growing inside him. [~2,700 words]
- Take Them to the Happiness Zoo — A mother considers an impossible choice. [~400 words]
The Challenge of Self-Observation
The four-year-old, pointing to a picture of himself: “I never did that.”
Me: “You did. That’s you doing that.”
The four-year-old: “But I never saw me doing it!”
H.A.R.Y.L.
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) is still a beautiful movie about AI. Imagine Star Trek’s Data as a ten-year-old on Earth in the 80s — that’s pretty much D.A.R.Y.L.
After watching D.A.R.Y.L., the four-year-old announced that he’s H.A.R.Y.L. the robot. And, no, he doesn’t understand how acronyms work. Continue reading “H.A.R.Y.L.”