“Zippity-zap, I wish this dandelion would turn into a tree just like that!” Elaine points at a very tall tree. “Look it turned into a tree!” she declares dancing around. A few moments later, “It turned into a dandelion again.” Four-year-old magic is strong.
Carriage Return
I’ve added a chapter break! That counts as writing, right?
Convenient and Preferred Overlapping
After many hours touring Eugene elementary schools, we’ve decided that our default neighborhood school is actually the one we like best. Yay!
Silly Research for a Silly Genre
SteamPunk: a silly genre of fiction that requires me to study whether the invention of electric light predates the discovery of aluminum.
(Spoiler: Yes. But its use wasn’t widespread yet.)
Fairy Tale Life
I spent the afternoon watching Star Trek romances with a half-faerie and am invited to a feast in Rapunzel’s Tower tomorrow. Life is good.
Blender X Time Machine
Reading fiction that consistently mixes up past and present tense feels like being trapped inside a blender crossed with a time machine.
To be fair, I’ve only read one, but…
There is something both deeply wrong and deeply right about Star Trek novels: they both are and are not Star Trek.
Quinn Fu Panda
Elaine informed me a few minutes ago that Kung Fu Panda was coming to visit. Just now, she introduced me to him — and he looks an awful lot like my dog Quinn.
Elaine and Kung Fu Panda are now salsa dancing.
Instructions for Taking Down a Tree
Step one in taking down the Khristmas tree: Put all your My Little Ponies on the branches of the tree.
Step two in taking down the Khristmas tree: Stand next to the tree and ask them, “Are you going to use your unicorn magic to take down the ornaments?” Continue reading “Instructions for Taking Down a Tree”
What Happiness Feels Like
Dancing dogs, enigmatically smiling cats, and cartwheeling otters — all the imaginary creatures that live in my head are very happy today.