The Poppy Tales

The Poppy Tales.

It's all Lutra's fault...
On Skype, August 23rd 2011:

Lutra - brb. Washing machine's been needy....
Joules - ... you have a needy washing machine? Have you been abusing it? is it a submissive 'bot? ... If I was prone to giggling I'd be doing it about now.
Lutra - Oh gods, I hope not. Really don't think I'd be good for something submissive... No, it 'errors' very easily. Bit precious [gamely not imagining you giggling].
Joules - [falls over spluttering] [regains a measure of control, then collapses again, trying to fight down the 'ping' that just hit....] Oh gods..... [wiping eyes] I think I might just try that. [making notes....]

This led to Appliances, a cracky little Transformers-inspired (note that inspired, you won't find these transformers anywhere - although, that being said, their better known and larger comrades do have cameo roles within...) story, huge fun to write - and apparently to read, as a number of people asked for more. Which led to Devices, Too, which leapt sideways to create the (adult-rated but not explicit, more bawdy in a Carry On vein) mini-series Poppy Dreams. The third part of the main sequence, Mechanism, is now complete and the fourth part, Consular, is under way...

It's occurred to me that anyone reading this who is not overly familiar with the Bayverse might not realise that SASF Agent Graham is a canon character - you can read about him here. (And no, no-one cared enough to give him a first name...)

Overall Disclaimer. If you recognise the name/character from the films, they aren't mine. If you don't, they're my own creations, based on the Hasbro Transformers concept!

Things Poppy Never Knew

Jan 2012: It's been a very long time since I've been inspired to draw - I'm a writer, not an artist, Jim - but I recently watched the Transformers' Thriller dance on Youtube... The page with the Yt link, and the drawing it inspired, is here...