I have a rather wicked sense of humor when it comes to slapstick. I know slapstick is something you like or you don’t, and even if you do — there’s a wide variety of slapstick.
I like mine very wicked. The more wrong the better. BECAUSE it’s wrong.
And then there’s the fitting of it into the gentle world of Little Dee.
Hrm.
the epithet “monster” is in the eye of the beholder. Especially when the monster is a big soft fish doll.
I wasn’t sure yet what I would do with the stage, but I wanted to include it as I have such a deep affinity for the stage.
Even as a kid I felt bad about trapping any sort of bug in a jar. Even with “grass to eat” they always seemed to be dead by morning.
I think this sort of thing is largely based on personality, but Vachel is the sort who lets you know how he feels. Bottle it up, and the dam bursting will just be all the worse.
Ted’s like me, he can let things go. Brings things up when they feel important enough. Very New England perhaps. Hrm.