Ashley in the Computer

What's new: Oct 2002

About Ashley in the Computer

Ashley in the Computer is a
book I wrote for my granddaughter
before she could read. It is what
Alice in Wonderland would have
been had it been written by
someone with a little less genius
than Carroll who lived in the
20th century. Sometimes you
wish you were a little more
talented so that you could do
justice to a task but you have
to make do with the tools at hand.

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Ashley in the computer.

Ashley gets drawn into her computer
trying to hold on to a word. The book
describes her attempt to get back home.
There are some very fun sections. The
poetry is whimsical and pointed. Chapter 8
in the park with the dog, the cat and the pig
is one of my favorites. Chapter 12 where
she tries to evolve out of the computer is
a comment on computers and evolution.
I like the sheep and the Macarena;

Who wants to take the world in hand
and turn it to their pleasure
must be prepared to smear their face
and stand their ground forever.