Daily life is pretty dreary for eleven year old Reggie. She's already mastered the art of dumpster diving for scraps of food and being her own parent. Her mother, dangerously close to a full break with sanity, is of little help. Reggie has invented a dream world where she and her best friend, Tough Girl, battle aliens for glory. Life is manageable until new neighbors move in and Reggie's dream world begins to unravel.
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INVISIBILITY CAPLife can be difficult for an absent minded dreamer. That's why you should never leave home without your Invisibility Cap. Simply put it on your head and no one can see you, unless they look directly at you that is.
Reggie keeps hers with her at all times either in her back pocket or stuffed inside her book bag. It's helped her out of a few scrapes and gotten her into a few others. Even though it's not effective 100% of the time, it's still damn handy.
I gotta get me one.
ReplyDeleteSounds like the Doctor Who Perception Filter. You're not invisible, but it forces people to not see you. To look right past you.
ReplyDeleteI can't lie, the perception filter did spring to mind while writing.
DeleteWow that sounds like a really great story. I love that she battles aliens. Great post and happy A-Z blogging.
ReplyDeleteThis girl needs a Big Sister. You better tell me there's a happy ending for her or I'm coming to find you.
ReplyDeleteI'll see what I can do LG, but you know I'm opposed to happiness.
DeleteYour Tough Girl novel sounds like an interesting one. I'll be back to read more about her in following letters!
ReplyDeleteJust another A to Z Challenger stopping by...
The idea for your book sounds awesome! I could have used an invisibility cap when I was eleven.
ReplyDeletelol It doesn't work all the time? That could be awkward! *imagines stopping to pull up one's pantyhose only to realize everyone can see*
ReplyDeleteThis book is sounding more and more devastating and poignant. Wow.
ReplyDeleteI slipped you some tips about what's on my reading list re: gnosticism over at my place, if you're looking for specific books or whatever to add to your reading list. Apparently there are super confusing translations and one good one, Meyer's Nag Hammadi Scriptures. Haven't read it yet, but it's on my TBR pile.
A-Z @ Elizabeth Twist
Thanks Elizabeth! I'll have to drop by and check those out!
DeleteThis sounds like an interesting story.
ReplyDeleteWhere can I get this cap that you speak of?
UGH. I want one too! I will tell you as soon as I find one.
DeleteI think that we all wish we were invisible at one point or another. I wonder if Reggie's related to Burt on "Soap?" He thought he had the ability to make himself invisible, and his powere were also "not effective 100% of the time." Cute story! Julie
ReplyDeleteI loved "SOAP" but forgot all about that character!
DeleteI relate to this more than you can ever know. I really relate to her loneliness and isolation. Sometimes, when you are like Reggie you don't even need a cap to be invisible. This is great stuff!
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