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Gloria's avatar

Wait . . . . you are writing fiction? Frank and Mikey aren't real? Excuse me, I'm going back to bed and suck my thumb while I dwell on this for a while. Now that TFG has been indicted, I need something else to obsess about.

p.s. Got my pseudo thumbs crossed that your work gets published!!

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Anne Belov's avatar

Ha ha! Pinky has informed me that she IS real, and I should just stop with the BS that she is made up. Mei Xiang wants me to make up a larger house for them, maybe with a separate wing for the kids and random bears.

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B.W.J.'s avatar

I am shocked, shocked, I tell you! I am with Gloria! Are those sweet bears NOT REAL? BIKKIE, Mommee Mei, Daddee Tian, Frank, Mikey, Mehitibel, Bob T Panda, Pinky, Bebe Maurice, Sister Mary Fluffy, all my little friends? TTTHEY ARE, TOO, REAL! I LOVE THEM ALL! Pookie, Josie? I think I @m h@ving @ meltdown!!!!!

(Slaps face--smack, smack!

Wait, wait, I’m ok!

Too much of tfg yesterday. Talk about an unreal world. What part of treason and espionage does he not understand?

We should thank our stars for people like Jack Smith who strive to protect us. tfg is unhinged and cannot keep his mouth closed.

We also should thank our lucky stars that we have you--using your talents to remind us what is important in life. I know this sounds over the top, but it is true. Your stories and ‘toons keep me chuckling and grounded. Thank you for what you do. One of the best days of my life when I found you on Fezbook! 🐼❤️

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Anne Belov's avatar

Truth to tell: the bears are all real to me as well. They speak to me when I wake up in the morning, whispering into my ear, "did you see what Six and Sebben just did?" Frank adds, "it wasn't me!" I feel a bit goddess like, to create characters that seem real to people besides me.

Yes, it was too much TFG yesterday. A NORMAL person, on being indicted would quit talking about what they did. Oh wait. He is not normal. And even more terrifying, THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO THINK HE SHOULD GET ANOTHER CRACK AT BECOMING A DICTATOR!!!! My stars! What does he have to do to get the GQP as a whole to say enough? Murder someone on stage at one of his rallies, rip their liver out with his teeth and hold it over his head? Gym Jordan would claim that vegans are communist fascists and want to destroy America. I always thought that national security was one of their things. Sorry for the visuals, but really! Chris Christie (who is reprehensible in his own right,) is the only one who is willing to call TFG out.

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B.W.J.'s avatar

I am going to get out my little friends, and talk to them. Bebe Maurice is already singing to me!🐼❤️

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Matt Baron's avatar

"I won’t be ignoring these stories, but I am making a pledge to myself that I’m not going to wallow in them either."

Exactly!!! I second this motion/emotion!! Love the panda art!!

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Anne Belov's avatar

Thank you!

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Rebecca Fialkowski's avatar

YAY! Huge Congratulations on your story! Praying it gets published & is successfully loved by many! 🙌😃🫶 and why I get the invite to the cuppycake heist? 🤣🤣❤️

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Rachel Michelle Wilson's avatar

Thanks so much for the shoutout!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Congratulations on renewed chance at publishing!!! Yippee you!!! And thanks for all of the links to other kid lit people...gonna be checking them out!!

And once again you and I are on the same wavelength this time re both AI and TFG -you can see here https://sueclancy.com/writing-and-drawing-while-being-human-and-using-a-thumb/

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