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Many nights, I tell my daughters a bedtime story starring Ollie the Octopus, a private eye who lives in Baltimore and is an octopus. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they meander, sometimes the plots are lifted, sometimes we fall asleep. Unscripted stories that maybe you'll like too.
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Ollie's night out takes an odd turn
I wanted him to be a credenza but I couldn't remember exactly what a credenza is, so he's a table
Pink bagels turn out to be more than literally colorful
A favor for a neighbor becomes a lot more complicated.
Some might just accept a taco night without guac. Ollie is a different sort.
Got them vintage Italian hexes
I was going for Ferdinand, but tacked off a different way at the end.
"You've got to give the people what they want."
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Many nights, I tell my daughters a bedtime story starring Ollie the Octopus, a private eye who lives in Baltimore and is an octopus. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they meander, sometimes the plots are lifted, sometimes we fall asleep. Unscripted stories that maybe you'll like too.
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