LNH: Pants Rabbit Lad: Author's Day

[Tom Russell]

Tom Russell proudly presents an
UNTOLD TALE of PANTS RABBIT LAD

Pants Rabbit Lad in
         "Author's Day"

June 29, 1998.

   "Hello again, Nina," said Pants Rabbit Lad to the
Ultimate Ninja's visiting eight-year-old niece,
careful to give her a twenty-foot berth, per the
Ninja's instructions.  "What's with the party hat?"
   "Oh, we're having an author's day party," said
Nina.

   <plot dump>
   Author's day, you say?  What's author's day?  Well,
I'll tell you.
   Much like some Catholics celebrate both a birthday
and a saint's day, characters in the Looniverse
celebrate (1) their birthdate, (2) the day their
author actually created them, (3) their saint's day,
if applicable, and (4) the day of their author's
birth!
   Now, you may ask, what about those unfortunate
characters who do not understand the true nature of
the Looniverse?  The ones who are completely unaware
that they are fictional characters created by authors,
authors whose fictional Real World Minus One
counterparts they have fictional conversations with?
   Some of them refuse to celebrate author's day. 
Others still observe it, even though they view their
in-the-know brethern as ridiculous, superstitious
simps.  Why do they still celebrate their author's day
when they don't believe in authors?
   The same reason that athiests celebrate Christmas:
presents!  ... and parties!  ... and that warm, fuzzy
feeling you can only get spending time in the company
of your fellow characters.
   </plot dump>

   "Today's my author's day, too!" said Pants Rabbit
Lad.  "Can I join your party?"
   "... no."

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Pants Rabbit Lad, Nina: Tom Russell.

(C) COPYRIGHT 2006 TOM RUSSELL.

   



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Tom Russell
Director of MILOS, LIFE AND TIMES OF A DREAMER
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  -- Ryan M. Niemiec, co-author of MOVIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS

--

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