Historical Notes for Wicket
Chapter 2
- Benjamin Bear
- A traditional teddy bear that has been mine since I was four
years old.
- As I liked to tell it, my younger brother Benjamin was named after my
bear (he was born around the same time I got the toy -- and the teddy
bear had his name printed on his label, so I know it couldn't have been the
other way around). However, it's much more likely that both my brother and
I were named after literary bunnies (or so my Mom facetiously claims)
or the Biblical characters.
- invisible
- Apparently, I had a thing for being able to turn invisible.
Chapter 3
- Bobby
- He was my best friend through most of grade school.
- Jon & Joe
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- Bobby's two younger brothers.
- Fluffy
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- Their dog. I didn't like dogs -- still don't, really.
Chapter 5
- same
- Even in third grade, I could tell that things were getting a bit
repetative.
Chapter 6
- German
- Later in life (ie, junior high and high school), I took some German
classes, but I don't remember that I knew much German in third grade.
Apparently, at the time I was writing these stories, I knew a few words
(or pretended I did).
Chapter 7
- Chad
- A classmate.
Chapter 19
- Toshiki
- He was a Japanese exchange student that my family had hosted.
Chapter 23
- Jason
- You guessed it. Another friend.
- Animal
- The drummer from the Muppets. This particular incarnation was a
puppet.
Chapter 27
- other verse
- Here's the second verse:
Baby Ewoks, they're like rice,
They don't have any advice.
Baby Ewoks, they are also cute.
They only wear one boot.
- Even at the tender age of 10, I realized that the second verse was
really not worth publishing. Of course, now I don't care -- so what if
the quality is a bit embarrassing.
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