Concentric Circles

This old wise bird has not forgotten what brought them here: they were searching for an answer to Inky’s question. What should the direction of down be called? Remember? Mr. Stork observes that as the radius moves toward the center, the circles are decreasing in size. It’s all completely logical!

Help Me Out Here!

  Inky’s language teacher never did an investigation of anything; so she had no tips about how to hold the interest of a distracted interviewee. Inky feels like she is just getting to the bottom of things with her hard-ball questions, but Kiwi wants to play! What does a reporter do when her sources refuse to goContinue reading “Help Me Out Here!”

Observe the Clues

 These are many times when illogic goes on its merry way and no one seems to notice that the argument went off track a long time ago. As long as the commentator has built the trust of the audience, a really dumb argument can go a long, long way. Then it takes the “Freedom of Information Act” toContinue reading “Observe the Clues”

Ain’t Misbehaving

  Back to Inky. She was self-involved and entranced by the idea of becoming a star. She was egotistical and morbid as any other teenager and liked to stretch her emotional tether. She tried to understand how some people got ahead in life, but had no one to send her in the right direction. Success without a mentorContinue reading “Ain’t Misbehaving”

January is Harsh

  We are about to take a deep dive into Inky’s past. She was an unmotivated teen with no particular place to go. She liked to follow her impulses and often wasted her time in pursuit of frivolous occupations. She wanted to be a musician like Lizzo but she didn’t have any idea how to go about it.