Writing, as I do, on the Internet, a very social medium these days, I get a lot of messages from readers.
"Hey," one of these messages says "Write more about your trip to Disney
World. Write about that time you went to Gaston's Tavern, near the
Beast's castle. Write about how Gaston's Tavern was actually of a uniquely (for Disney World)
suitable size to echo what it was supposed to be: a small deep forest rural
village hunting tavern. Write about how you bought there that weird toasted
marshmallow flavored apple slushie that came topped with mango passion
fruit foam. And then how you wandered the baking sun trying to figure
somewhere just to be for awhile, but there wasn't anywhere, because the Magic Kingdom doesn't really do places to just be, so
you gave up and went back into the charming, but full, seating area of the
tavern. Then, suddenly, dreamily, IT was there! Write about that, about
how all of a sudden there was a beautiful, magical, gigantic throne-like chair, covered in bear
hides or something ruggedly rustic like that, to the right of the
roaring fake fireplace, all perfect for you and your wife to sit
together in. But just as you made your way to this gargantuan chair a
very small child from a nearby table spotted the chair too. You were
there first though, and you sat down and it was absolutely heavenly. But
as you sat in delight, sipping your bizarre, but very appealing, drink,
and admiring the excellent room with all its Beauty and the Beast references, it was impossible to ignore the three
year old child in a state of exquisite agony as he longed for your chair
with every fiber of his being, all while his parents desperately tried to soothe
him. Write about how you got up and let him have the chair and found a
table facing the roaring fake fire as the parents mouthed 'thank you' at
you. Write about how that was a pretty good seat too, but not quite as
nice as the bear throne."
"Okay." I write back. "I will."
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