ONCE UPON A TIME IN A TINY HAMLET PERCHED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, HIGH UPON A SHELF IN A CURIO SHOPPE FILLED WITH WONDROUS ANTIQUES FROM EXOTIC KINGDOMS AND OTHER DOMAINS BEST KEPT SECRET, SAT A DIMINUTIVE YOUNG BOY.
DRESSED IN PATCHWORK OVERALLS AND A RED PLAID SHIRT, A TOUSLED MANE OF STRAWBERRY BLONDE HAIR FALLING GENTLY TO HIS SHOULDERS AND THE LIGHT OF HEAVEN MIRRORED IN HIS REFLECTIVE AZURE EYES; A BLACK VELVET NEWSBOY CAP SITTING SLIGHTLY ASKEW…