I hear that. You can probably imagine how many times I read my own stories to keep things straight. I've occasionally created an info file when they get long enough to possibly lose track of what happened. Fortunately, multiple read-throughs of the relatively short ones usually cover my ass well enough.
We, the jury, find the defendant, @Valkyrie, guilty of involuntary bug-slaughter in the eighth degree. Exiling indoor spiders to their deaths by putting them out of doors.
I'm not sure. I always thought my antics were atypical. Yes, I thought bringing Devlin back into the picture would be humorous. He'll be back when I get around to doing chapter 3.
No, as a matter of fact, it was at a theme park for my son's birthday. I was holding a pinata with one hockey stick. The kids all took swings with another. At least until a lefty took his turn. A change of position on my part would have been the smart move. Alas, 'twas not meant to be. I didn't have any more kids after that, so, maybe....
I don't have crystal balls, they would have broken the one time I got hit with a hockey stick. Oh, wait, I get it, like Harry Potter's Pensieve. And I'm a gypsy, so everybody better watch out, I may put a curse on you all. Hehehe.