That was totally wonderful. I love Peanuts and Poe and Lovecraft, but I admit that I never thought of combining them like that.
I think the funniest bit was "I struck out for the aerodrome and asked after a pilot skilled in night reconnaissance. The mechanics there—diminutive, jaundiced fellows—directed me to a small French-themed café alongside the airstrip.
There, I met my pilot. He was a veteran of the war, with a characteristically large Gallic nose and sharp black eyes that peered from just underneath the seam of his leather flying cap. He nursed his root beer silently,"
but then I always loved the Snoopy vs Red Baron stuff.
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Date: 2004-10-26 07:30 pm (UTC)I think the funniest bit was
"I struck out for the aerodrome and asked after a pilot skilled in night reconnaissance. The mechanics there—diminutive, jaundiced fellows—directed me to a small French-themed café alongside the airstrip.
There, I met my pilot. He was a veteran of the war, with a characteristically large Gallic nose and sharp black eyes that peered from just underneath the seam of his leather flying cap. He nursed his root beer silently,"
but then I always loved the Snoopy vs Red Baron stuff.
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Date: 2004-10-26 09:30 pm (UTC)He does a quirky take on the two nemeses in his Bloody Red Baron book.
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Date: 2004-10-27 11:50 am (UTC)