extras from the Eric Carle Museum

[asakiyume]

In the room next to the Out of the Box exhibit was an exhibit on the golden anniversary of William Steig's picturebook Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, which really does have lovely illustrations. One thing that caught my eye, though, was in the middle of the room, a sort of random plot generator you could play with:

Write what it is like to live with ... a backpack ... that is very lonely


Write what it is like to live with ... a mall ... that is very lonely


Write what it is like to live with ... a mall ... that can fly


Create a postcard written by ... a mall ... that can fly



Go on then! I challenge you to try one!

Meanwhile, hugs all round, courtesy of William Steig and Sylvester:

Comments

[sovay]

Create a postcard written by ... a mall ... that can fly

That is a good prompt.

(Yay, William Steig.)

[asakiyume]

That's the one that seemed most possible to do for me, too.

[sovay]

That's the one that seemed most possible to do for me, too.

Hey, you sent me one of the best postcards I have still ever received in my life.

[asakiyume]

Oh man, thank you for reminding me of this! Happiness is having people open doors to memories <3

[queenoftheskies]

I love the random plot generator!

But, the ::hugs:: are the best. :)

[asakiyume]

^_^

I agree--I might use the hugs picture for times when I need to send people hugs.

[mallorys_camera]

I love random plot generators! :-)

And nice to see you posting.

[asakiyume]

Thanks; yeah, I seem to be managing it about once a week. One of these days I'll do a locked post about the job, the burden of which is, it's been amazing, I'm growing, etc. etc. and ... I will be very glad to put it down come September.

[skygiants]

That book does have truly gorgeous illustrations but always fills me with a vague sense of dread because I conflate it with another William Steig, Solomon the Rusty Nail, a story of deep existential horror. TRAPPED AS A RUSTY NAIL. NO WAY TO SCREAM.

[asakiyume]

Man, he seems to have had a thing about being trapped as something mute and inanimate.

[troisoiseaux]

I was literally describing Sylvester and the Magic Pebble to someone the other day but couldn't remember the name of it! That book................ deeply upset me as a small child.

[asakiyume]

The notion of being trapped?

I think the thing that bothered me as a child was the randomness of the rescue--that the parents had essentially given up.

[troisoiseaux]

BOTH. BOTH IS GOOD DEEPLY HORRIFYING.

[kryptonitemonkey]

I dunno why, but a story about a lonely backpack speaks to me. I may have to write on it at some point.

[asakiyume]

Dooo it! Dooo it!

[zyzyly]

I love that random plot generator! The possibilities!

[asakiyume]

I know! So much fun.