Part 1- In search of Hot Chocolate-Chip Cookies

Just because life is hard, and always ends in a bad way, doesn't mean that all stories have to, even if that's what they tell us in school and in the New York Times Review. In fact, it's a good thing that stories are as different as we are, one from another.

Who ya gonna call?" "Ghostbusters!" "That phrase is ruined forever.

A boy and a girl, fated to rule all. Two will rise, and One will fall.

Am I tough? Am I strong? Am I hard-core? Absolutely. Did I whimper with pathetic delight when I sank my teeth into my hot fried-chicken sandwich? You betcha.

Sometimes a happy delusion is better than grim reality.

It's okay, Ig." said Fang. "Just give it your best shot." Sometimes the Fangster is incredibly supportive, just not with me.