Wednesday, 23 October 2024

The Day I Turned Scarlett According To Captain Scarlet

Greetings, fellow Spectrum agents.
Captain Scarlet speaking.
Recently, my good friend Sarah asked me to take a look at the story she read with her mum last night. It was named 'The Day I Turned Scarlett' and it was part of a series of stories called 'Inspiration For Writers'. None of us Spectrum agents were writers ourselves, even Captain Magenta isn't good at math. But when I looked at the story...

*vomits*
Urgh, god! You know what it reminded me of? The World According To Humphrey and Born To Run. Both of these books feature animals and are very different in tone - one has hamsters, the other has dogs. If this story in this Chicken Soup For The Soul book were about someone writing Captain Scarlet fanfiction, you know, shipping me and Destiny Angel, I wouldn't have a problem with it. But they had to make it about someone writing about a character from Gone With The Wind. I had to sit there and watch as this woman author, named Kathleen, write a heart-punching story about staying true to who you are.

So, fellow Spectrum agents, should you encounter Kathleen again, run! No, wait....
FIGHT BACK!

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