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== Summary == |
== Summary == |
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− | Every year on her birthday, Dolores Smith sees a strange monster with a glowing eye watching her from the park opposite her house. On her tenth birthday, she wishes for a friend to come with her to confront the monster once and for all. What she gets is a stuffed and hung-over Panda. |
+ | Every year on her birthday, [[Dolores Smith]] sees a strange monster with a glowing eye watching her from the park opposite her house. On her tenth birthday, she wishes for a friend to come with her to confront the monster once and for all. What she gets is a stuffed and hung-over [[Panda]]. |
As Panda attempts to get his wits about him, Dolores relates her past experiences with the strange creature. |
As Panda attempts to get his wits about him, Dolores relates her past experiences with the strange creature. |
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* [[Iris Wildthyme#Sixth Iris|Iris Wildthyme]] |
* [[Iris Wildthyme#Sixth Iris|Iris Wildthyme]] |
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* [[Panda]] |
* [[Panda]] |
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− | * The character of Dolores Smith was based on Dennison's late grandmother, Joan Dolores Smith Husson. She, too, was a ballerina, and her birthday was on July 11. |
+ | * The character of [[Dolores Smith]] was based on [[Kara Dennison|Dennison]]'s late grandmother, Joan Dolores Smith Husson. She, too, was a ballerina, and her birthday was on July 11. |
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Revision as of 07:14, 17 May 2017
Dolores Smith and the Birthday Bear was the fourth story in the anthology The Perennial Miss Wildthyme.
Summary
Every year on her birthday, Dolores Smith sees a strange monster with a glowing eye watching her from the park opposite her house. On her tenth birthday, she wishes for a friend to come with her to confront the monster once and for all. What she gets is a stuffed and hung-over Panda.
As Panda attempts to get his wits about him, Dolores relates her past experiences with the strange creature.
Characters
- Iris Wildthyme
- Panda
- Dolores Smith
References
to be added
Notes
- The character of Dolores Smith was based on Dennison's late grandmother, Joan Dolores Smith Husson. She, too, was a ballerina, and her birthday was on July 11.
Continuity
to be added