In talking with my kids the other day, I made the joke that some tall tales could stand to be a little be shorter. The idea was that the tale is not made taller simply by adding chapters to it. Its tallness isn't best expressed in length, but in depth. A tall tale that was shorter in the sense of less fantastic, wouldn't be a tall tale at all; it would simply be an off-the-rack story. Tall tales need to search for special shops in order to find their clothing. A story that is far fetched can stand to be a a little less fetched at times. All that to say, too much fetch does not a better story maketh.
"Stop trying to make 'fetch' happen." - Mean Girls
Oh, it's happening. Maybe a little less fetch than what some may have wanted, but more than enough to get things off the ground.
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