The path to the volcano’s summit became increasingly formless, arduous and craggy. Looking up as he paused for breath, Clive—by a cosmic overlap inexplicable to mere mortals—encountered not Ukifune, but himself.
Pim Comic Strip
How I came to write Pim
People often ask how I came to write Pim. It seems like a thousand years since I discovered Pim, or that Pim
discovered me. Thankfully I kept detailed notes and saved photos from that time. While I can’t swear to the
absolute accuracy of what you are about to read, I have done my best to capture the essence of how Pim entered my life.
The ostrich is distinguished by possessing an eye larger than its brain, which in Clive accounts for impressive visual strength indeed.
And so Clive made a rapid exit, as Gwyneth reached for one of the last two cookies.
While consuming a small cup of tea and two of the remaining four cookies, Clive gave his full attention to Gwyneth’s account. In fact, Gwyneth found Clive’s attention so rapt as to be unsettling.
And, indeed, Clive came down off the roof and poked his head in.
Having watched Ukifune, Pim, Bim, Slim, and the Well-Dressed Albatross vacate the shop, Clive did the math, tested it from every angle, and came to the sole irrefutable conclusion.
As Ukifune ascended the volcano she was followed by Mr. Love, who in turn was followed by Pim and Bim.
Eventually the agents handcuffed Joaquín/Joachín[?], leading him off (it’s hard to imagine whither) moments before Gim landed, with a splat, on the table at which they’d been seated.
The expressionless and tenacious agents were in no hurry to get done with their interrogation. Those sent to the moon on business want some return for the time it takes to get there.
This left Gwyneth and the Well-Dressed Albatross, who was just heading out to look for Ukifune. Ostensibly.
