Wonderful little short. Well I can assure you many do appreciate what you do as it is of the oldest tradition. Many native stories do not start with once upon a time but back when the animal people lived/were here.

*smiles... thank you... and I do believe they lived.

Vix

I thought the same exact thing about your cooking ability not corresponding between worlds!
*Jumps in the air for an 80's movie freeze frame*
In all seriousness, this hits home deeply for me. Strange crossovers and painful truths. I learned a long time ago to never rely on my family to support or understand my creativity. They know me too well, or maybe not at all.

an interesting comment I heard on Christ - I'm thinking it was his home town where he shook the dust off his sandals... to the world, he was the Christ, but to his home town, he was still 'just' Joseph the Carpenter's kid. They all grew up with him.

*hugs...

Vix

For those who understand no explanation is necessary, for those who don't understand no explanation is possible.

Personally I suspect those who know me in real life think I'm rather straight-laced and mundane, I've never tried to explain my writing. I have however printed off all my stories and left them in my safe to be read in the event of my unfortunate demise. Of course if I end up recovering in hospital after a serious illness I may very well die of embarrassment.

*laughs... I can fully understand that... I too have been considered straight laced. I heard a rumor that some thought I was a preacher. I have no idea what brought that about.

V.

It can be rather surprising to hear what other people think of you, after all what was it Robbie Burns said, "To see ourselves as others see us! It would from many a blunder free us, And foolish notion" ;)

Awww. "I don't like animal people" just cut to the quick why don't cha!

Oh yes... it did cut to the quick - but she's my sister and I still love her...

Vix

*Chuckles* I have the same problem. Though honestly, I consider it the mark
of both a good writer, and a good character, when they can just pop in at
any odd moment.

and there ya go...

Vix

"Though all the world betrays thee, one sword at least, thy rights shall guard, and one faithful harp shall praise thee."
-mistral boy

Never heard that one before, that is rather striking...

And that's minstrel boy....darn ipad keyboard...

I like that...

Vix

Hmmm... interesting. You have your very own 'Harvey'. I only have my ghost twin but he's a cheeky lil' monkey. (Go away, Craig!)

Oh I remember loving that movie... back when movies were great...

Vix

Everyone has their eccentricities, and it would be like explaining how a computer works to a fish. Only the people with the same or adjacent tendencies have the capability to grasp what your passion means to you. Thankfully, all of us around here ride the same bus (so to speak), so the journey from one place to another is not so far fetched.

*laughs... I just had a brain flash of all of us on an old school bus headed down an overgrown dirt road...

Vix

And another comes on. Another one rides the bus!

Hey! He's gonna sit by you, when another one rides the bus!

The d'awws have been kicked up to eleven!

oooooooo..... made my morning... thank yee...

Vix

Miss Buns thanks your for including her in your story.

Bunners

she is such a sweetie pie... with a cleaver...

*giggles...

Vix

Very relatable. I’ve taken to writing two versions of some of my stories: one anthro and one for “general consumption.”
*shrug* Eh, whaddya do.

exactly...

V.

I have to agree with Miss Buns, cast iron (or stainless steel). Cast iron needs to be "seasoned" and once that's done, don't ever put it a dishwasher. We use PAM, olive oil version (or straight olive oil) to keep things from sticking to whatever we're cooking in. Never had much luck with aluminum and non-stick coatings. Not very durable. As for getting family to understand your writing, show them the Adventures of Sir Edwin Dunfrees by Sir Edwin Dunfrees. It's one helluva story. Grumble would be a good follow-up. Oh, and I finally found some pics of my Dad when he was chief of security at NACA Lewis during the WWII. Also one of him with Rosco Turner at the Cleveland air races. I'll post them when I get a chance.

much appreciated on that, truly... It's true about the metals. Aluminum doesn't near spread the heat like cast iron, and you can get hot spots. We watched an episode of Rawhide and Wishbone, their cook, fell in love with a cast iron camp stove. I had to laugh - that was their modern technology. On your Dad - cherish those pictures. Which year air race?

Vix

As far as I can tell, he served on Ben Franklin's staff as Chief of Field Police for the Cleveland National Air Races in '47, '48 and '49. Mr. Franklin was the general manager of the organization during those years. 1949 was the last year of the races due to Bill Odam's tragic crash that ended the air races in Cleveland.

Oh wow… before you were born.

Vix

I'm not that young...I was born in '46. LOL My Mother took me to the races in '48 (I think) and told me that the noise of the planes zooming by frightened me. I don't remember a thing.

*laughs... we went to an airshow a couple of weekends ago and the fighters were really really loud...

Vix

The Wright R-3350 Cyclone isn't exactly "quiet" LOL

nope - it ain't; especially up close like they used to race...

Vix

I have cast iron in RL. When done cooking, I wipe them out with a paper towel. That's it. All done.

Bunners

Walking between worlds can be fun. Sometimes when they pop in they offer the needed guidance or the encouragement needed.

Like you many of us can cook reasonably well, but we just dislike cooking for just ourselves.

oh yes... the cooking for one syndrome, I know all about that...

V.

They're putting 'em in pancakes now?

Its closer to the opposite in my case, I'm a decent enough cook (although I do struggle with certain things such as working with yeast,) and resourceful as well, meanwhile my characters can throw together some dishes with proficiency I could only hope to master (especially a certain family of hares.)

*laughs... cooking is like anything else - it has a learning curve, and your memory contains your favorite cookbook...

V.

I love these peeks at the gears betwixt your ears. I suspect your are the family eccentric and wear that badge with pride.

*chuckles... yes, I am...

*takes the time to polish that badge shiny like a star...

Vix

It's fine. Pigs are omnivores. And I do love bacon.

*laughs...

*hugs...

Vix

At least I'm not the only one who does this.

I'm sorry it took a year to get to it.

*snerks... we are all writers together, eh?

Vix

Haha, suppose so