Why I posted a hamster story

In my book, Beyond Disbelief, there is a section about hamsters.  I'm not going to go into it because it is would be a major spoiler, but I read the section to my daughter because she has hamsters and loves them.  This led, unsurprisingly, to a request/demand that I write something about her hamsters, Kiki and Marina.

While I find them hilarious just as they are, page after page of "Then the hamster ran on the wheel.  Then it fell off.  Then it ran again.  Then it fell off.  Then it ate some food . . . ." wasn't much of a plot.  So borrowing from any number of Disney influences from G-force to Phineas and Ferb, I made them secret agents on a mission.

I hope anyone who reads it likes it.  I just finished the draft and may or may not need a major re-write (my daughter can be a very discriminating audience).  But I thought I'd share it with the world.  If you like the style and writing, consider checking out my book on Amazon.

The Hamsters that Save the Day

Kiki and Marina were about the cutest rodents ever.  They were a pair of Robo dwarf hamsters, one of the smallest kinds in the world.  They were mainly white, but each had a broken pattern of darker fur on their back.  Marina’s was tan, while Kiki’s was darker but not quite black.  They both were incredibly soft and fun to pet, when they could be petted.  They had tiny pink noses that twitched ever so adorably, and fine little whiskers, and little black eyes that seemed to see all around them at once.  

Working on a side project

My daughter loves her hamsters.  She finds their antics hilarious (and really, so do I).  I spend a lot of time amusing her imitating them for her and making up stories about them.  So right now I'm working on a story in which the hamsters are the stars.

In a nod to a lot of recent media, the hamsters live a double life - they are secret agents, on a mission to a neighbor's house.  I'm trying to keep it simple and funny, but the message underneath it all is that heroes come in many sizes.  I should have a draft in a few days and I will probably post some or all of it here.