Sunday, January 08, 2006
An Interesting Story
I was browsing through some blogs, when I came across this NZ blog, bizgirl. Natalie Biz, a librarian and the author of the blog, no longer updates her blog, but intends to publish a book based on her blog in the future. At first, I wasn't sure if I wanted to read the archives, as it seemed like one of those blogs with never-ending pages of archives. So, I scrolled down the sidebar, and stopped on an entry under the Good Starting Points category.
The entry's title was Artemis. I was compelled to click on the link, because Artemis was a name I always had a soft spot for. It reminded me of Artemis, the Greek moon goddess, as well as Artemis Fowl, the main character of the children's books series of the same name. It turned out that Natalie Biz was referring to Artemis Fowl.
The post entails of an encounter with an intelligent nine-year-old boy at the library Natalie worked at. Clever and confident, he reminded her of Artemis Fowl. I was intrigued by the possibility of a real Artemis Fowl out there, so I read the entry in a flash, only to find out there was more. There are a total of 12 posts that are about the boy, whom Natalie nicknames 'Artemis'. Most of them are detailed posts about him, while a few others mention him vaguely.
It was a very interesting story. At first, I suspected that the Artemis entries were fictional, as I highly doubted a nine-year-old boy would really be that smart and scheming. Later, as I read on, I realized that the entries were based on true events, but were altered slightly. For one, Artemis was not nine. He was a student, probably sixteen or seventeen, as he was in senior high. The truth was revealed in a post separate from the 'Artemis' 12-post story. An excerpt from the entry:
The entry's title was Artemis. I was compelled to click on the link, because Artemis was a name I always had a soft spot for. It reminded me of Artemis, the Greek moon goddess, as well as Artemis Fowl, the main character of the children's books series of the same name. It turned out that Natalie Biz was referring to Artemis Fowl.
The post entails of an encounter with an intelligent nine-year-old boy at the library Natalie worked at. Clever and confident, he reminded her of Artemis Fowl. I was intrigued by the possibility of a real Artemis Fowl out there, so I read the entry in a flash, only to find out there was more. There are a total of 12 posts that are about the boy, whom Natalie nicknames 'Artemis'. Most of them are detailed posts about him, while a few others mention him vaguely.
It was a very interesting story. At first, I suspected that the Artemis entries were fictional, as I highly doubted a nine-year-old boy would really be that smart and scheming. Later, as I read on, I realized that the entries were based on true events, but were altered slightly. For one, Artemis was not nine. He was a student, probably sixteen or seventeen, as he was in senior high. The truth was revealed in a post separate from the 'Artemis' 12-post story. An excerpt from the entry:
The chemistry between Natalie and Artemis is evident. This is the type of friendship you yearn to get, but is rare to find in real life. It is such an interesting story that I thought I should share the pleasure of reading it. I think this story would make a good book. The beginning, the middle, the end... It was such a great read! Who knows? Maybe some day in the future, a new book about a boy named Artemis is published by newly acclaimed author Natalie Biz..."I can't believe you made me nine years old."
"Well, it seemed funnier that way."
"And the stuff about my dad. And the bomb, and ... "
"Yes," I interrupted, "I know. I got a bit carried away there. Sorry."
"You don't have to be sorry," said Artemis, "it was just very ... well, surprising is the only word for it, really. Once I saw what you were doing, and the fact that no-one would be able to pick that Artemis was me, well, it was quite a good read. "
"Quite good?"
"Yes, quite good."
"Thanks."
"Don't mention it."
"You're sure?"
"What? Oh, ah, I see. Of course, no, feel free to mention it."
"Thanks."
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