No, not the zipper (though I have now put in three in a row on the first try - it pays to do it again before you forget how); the Garage Sale!
Andrew May took the Mechanical Gorilla notion, merged it with the hoax Bigfoot killed on the side of the road, and produced a funny, pulpy tale of mad science, appropriately called The Mechanical Gorilla. Available in electronic format. Check it out.
I'm, like, a literary godmother, or aunt, or something.
My very favorite sentence, from sane-sounding scientist Dr. Azuma: "That would violate Cambridge Town Council's strict regulations vis-a-vis the utilization of combat robots in a peacetime urban environment." That's a whole lotta world-building, right there.
Thanks very much for the plug... and of course for providing the story prompts in the first place!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget, I was right about the Ape Princess, too. Sort of.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. And thank you for doing it and making an echo come back off the cliff of the internet.