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Interview with J. Timothy Bagwell

Published 2019-11-19.
I've never seen a book quite like this. What is it supposed to be?
1. First and foremost, a Christmas book, meaning a book that is about Christmas, best enjoyed at Christmas, and suitable as a fun, inexpensive, and unusual Christmas gift.
2. The basis of a Christmas activity with family or friends, namely, reading the book aloud together that can become a small but delightful Christmas tradition.
3. A narrative poem, aka a story in verse, like "The Night Before Christmas."
What is it about?
It's about an animal and is half dog and half cat, or rather it's about what happens when a dad gets his kids one for Christmas.
Leaving aside the question of how such a creature could exist in the first place, why would a dad do that?
By simultaneously trying to please everyone and to maximize efficiency, two traps dads commonly fall into.
Who are you and what made you do it?
My book is a little bit like the creature the book is about. I write poetry, but I also write fiction: this book is both. In other words, I'm trying to please everyone and achieve maximum efficiency.
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