character-a-day – Page 13

Wishes

Snail wizard, with his tower on his back, bent over by the weight of it, and leaning on a gnarled walking stick, his long beard almost touching the ground

If you are ever lucky enough to get a free wish, remember to be really, really specific about what you want.

Luxury

A fox draped in a luxurious skin, perhaps yours

Well, I know some people say it’s cruel, but darling, feel the leather. Isn’t it divine?

Remember not to Remember

Put it out of your mind

I try not to think about tigers as the bus goes past the quarry. It doesn’t make any sense. The more I try not to think about it, the worse it gets.

I’m worried I’m rewiring my brain.

Paper Boy

It rains a lot in the uncanny valley

Paper boy wants the rain to stop so he can go outside and play.

Threadbare

Some days you may feel a bit worn out.

Ecosystem

The human body is an ecosystem

Only 10% of the cells in your body are human. The other 90% are bacteria.

Content vs Delivery

When someone is talking, is it the words we listen to? Or the way they’re said?

Oh! You! Are! Such! A! CUTE! Little! Fuzzy! Wuzzy! But. That. Was. A. PRADA. Handbag. You. Pooped. In.

The Ghost Who Power Walks

He hopes to be the ghost who jogs, but he’ll have to build up his fitness a little more first

The old ectoplasm was getting a bit spongy, and people were starting to notice. So I decided, it’s high time to tone up a bit.

Cloud Tash

Suspiciously facial-hair shaped clouds drift casually in front of the sun

Strategically placed clouds can give the sun a makeover.

Jelly Fish

Fish in jelly

English is very difficult for machines to parse. We predict some bugs with the first generation of robot chefs.