Andlat's Story Spot

After weeks of begging, Andlat is finally allowed to go to the town Harvest Festival without even a single frill or bit of lace. He's meeting with his big boy friends after all, but will he be able to make it the haunted house through without seeming like a scaredy kit? As he walked up to his friends, Andlat thanked his lucky stars that he had decided against wearing his Halloween costume to the town’s annual harvest festival. Neither one of them wore a costume. They were clearly too big for costumes and Andlat wanted more than anything to fit in with them. Daddy Jack clearly did not know what he was talking about when he had tried to pressure Andlat into wearing it. “They're cool, daddy!” Andlat insisted. “They're too big for costumes.” “Well,” Jack said, stretching the word out as he often did. “Don't fuss when you're the only one wearing boring clothes.” “I won't.” Andlat had remained firm. Now, he was vindicated. Even his brush felt fluffier! He felt like he...

“Good morning, Finny!” Finn snapped awake with a start, still unused to the sound of Felix's mom's voice first thing in the morning. He sat up and looked around the room in confusion. That's right, he was at Felix's house. His third morning waking up here and it was still taking some getting used to. “Did you sleep well?” Especially because of her. He only grunted as she peeled back the Pajama Pirates sheets to reveal his matching pajamas. “And you have dry Pull-ups? Let's get you to the potty straight away!” She picked him up and carried him across the hall to the bathroom. Finny was sitting on the special potty seat before he even knew what was happening. “That makes three dry mornings, Finny!” She said as he tried to focus on peeing. “If you make five days.” She waved a hand in front of her face. “You'll get a special prize.” “Like treating me my actual age?” He muttered. She didn't seem to hear him, so he peed and wondered what today would hold. He knew...