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The Subheroes Chapter 3: Henhouse of Buggin’
July 5, 2004 – 9:10 AM | No Comment

Diz frowns. “Do you think we need The Nose?”
“I think we might need The Nose, and I think better safe than sorry.”
“Sure, but if we don’t end up using her and she has to” — …

The Subheroes Chapter 2: Soup To Nuts
June 23, 2004 – 9:07 AM | No Comment

Slam! goes the phone, rrrrrump go the wheels of my desk chair, sssswish goes my messenger bag over my shoulders, and I’m halfway across the outer office when I see the baby, and I swear …

The Subheroes Chapter 1: Distraction
June 16, 2004 – 9:06 AM | No Comment

Every job, you need a different thing, a different combination. Sometimes, you only need Ro Jin. Sometimes, you need The Nose and Jenny, or The Nose and Jenny and a Driver and a Navigator and …