"This is an Explausion tablet," the future

"This is an Explausion tablet," the future man said as he glide-passed the little white pill to me. "Throw it on the ground and everyone around you will explode into applause."

He had several so I said "Clap if you're horny!" and threw the pill on the ground. Everyone around except us exploded into applesauce. "Damn!" said the future man. "My bad. Here, t

inkerbell, here's a free life for you." Grateful,TInkerbell flew away, leaving a trail of fairy dust behind. Wiping the dripping applesauce from my eyes, I threw another pill down

the throat of the sandworm in our backyard. Taming those monsters is a beast! But it was family now. It kept intruders at bay. And it sure did like applesauce and pills! But one

time we missed our mail for a week.. and the Sunday newspaper. It was only when my sister pointed out that the other end of our sandworm had popped out in our front yard! Imagine!

arrived in the garden. Agnes Winterbottom feigned interest in our sandbox. "The termite people lead a decadent life trading in the addictive spice coffee, but the Kilbasa Hadasauce

is our all-time best seller." Agnes Winterbottom utterly despised sandboxes, and for that matter, children, which only reminded her of the inevitability of decay. When the termite

rebellion started, she positively encouraged their gnawing the sandbox into dust. But she'd unleashed a monster. The termites then ate her grand piano & her cat. Agnes Winterbottom

called her friend Blached Spidereater over. "I've got more insects and perhaps some arachnics for you, deary. Think you could clear my place out by supper?"