{"id":4290,"date":"2017-03-18T23:59:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T06:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/?p=4290"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:36:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:36:34","slug":"cereal-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/cereal-milk\/","title":{"rendered":"Cereal Milk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ink<\/p>\n

I drew all these different elements and stuck them together, only to have my brain try to come up with a story for why all these happenstances would take place.<\/p>\n

Like Mickey wakes up to eat a breakfast of honey-sweetened oat cereal, then goes to meet his friend at the lakeside. Where his friend works as an ice cream salesman.<\/p>\n

\"ink<\/p>\n

While waiting for his friend, he eats an ice cream cone with three scoops of ice cream — chocolate, strawberry, pistachio — and walks around.<\/p>\n

He sees a girl crying and goes over to find out what’s wrong. She’s lost her stuffed unicorn.<\/p>\n

\"ink<\/p>\n

He sees her unicorn near the playground, and gives it to the girl. She’s standing with her surprisingly attractive parent or caretaker.<\/p>\n

Staring into bright blue eyes, he smiles.<\/p>\n

\"ink<\/p>\n

“Hey,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Hey.”<\/p>\n

He curled his big toes in his shoes and pressed the tips down<\/em>. “Uh, you should take your daughter to feed the geese and swan.”<\/p>\n

“We didn’t bring any bread.”<\/p>\n

“Tell Brad — the ice cream man — that Mickey sent you for a piece of bread. He’ll give you some.”<\/p>\n

“Thank you.”<\/p>\n

Staring at that luminous smile, he could feel the heat burning in his cheeks and spreading down his neck. He felt a bit lightheaded. He never wanted the moment to end.<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

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I drew all these different elements and stuck them together, only to have my brain try to come up with a story for why all these happenstances would take place. Like Mickey wakes up to eat a breakfast of honey-sweetened oat cereal, then goes to meet his friend at the lakeside. 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