Everything I have is because of my mum and my dad.
I was in the car with them one day and I asked my mum ‘if I bought you a robot, where would you keep it when you drove to the shops: in the boot or in the front seat?’ She said she would keep ‘him’ up front in the passenger seat next to her for company. I asked her if she’d let it do anything around the house - and she said ‘absolutely not’. She’d probably clean up after ‘him’, I thought.
This inspired me to imagine a story of a septegenerian sleuth Dot and her robot carer Chip solving neighborhood crimes. Dot gets her confidence back with Chip, and Chip learns about the world through Dot’s eyes.
I write as a hobby when I can. But if I can ever publish this book and make any money I want to buy my mum and dad a house and help them relax in their retirement.
Sometimes on my morning commute, I like to make Chip and Dot ‘Sunday Comics’ - without a story attached, but more in the style of Peanuts and Calvin & Hobbs (which I love and read often). I’ve kept some of them below when they make me chuckle and help me understand the characters. Enjoy!
“These cuttings will go great in the garden, Chip!”
“OK Chip, if you think it’s going to start overthrowing countries, you’re job is to unplug it!”
“Look at all these new years resolutions, Chip!”
“Only little bits at a time Chip, otherwise they get hiccups”.
“Remember to turn on your Garmin, Chip! We want to get our steps in!”
“No wifi remember Chip! Then it’s fair… Oh I’ve got a good one!”
“Remember to tell the young man about my discount!”
“No, actually for two please … I’m hardly leaving him outside in the rain am I.”
“I’ll have the breakfast and he’ll have a powerbank and a floppy disk”.
Drafting book drafts below. WARNING: Spoilers as I also keep clues, notes, and reminders here.