Down the Monster Hole, or Don't be Afraid I am Only a Child

Author's Note

        In Down the Monster Hole or Don't Be Afraid I'm Only a Child, a child's journey through a fictional maze full of wonders and challenges turns into a mind-expanding search for meaning.

Tom, a runaway, clashes with a gang of wicked clocks and loses his way and his sense of time. After wandering around and making new friends,Tomfindshimselfaloneinacemeteryformachines.There,amid the junk of the mechanical remains, he discovers a hidden kingdom   of monsters and puzzles, which peak his curiosity. As Tom travels from adventure to adventure and from one challenge to another, clues to the meaning of his quest unfold. At last, he meets Seven, a pretty flower- maiden, in a magicalgarden.

Seven and her flowery maidens cheer Tom up with their early morning chanting in motion. They brighten his journey with a spark    of enlightenment and good advice. At the end of the maze, he learns that who and what he imagined the "King of All Monsters" to be isnone otherthanarepresentativeof lawandorder.Tomalsorealizesthatif one wishes to find his way through the "Law and Order" maze, he must first masterhisownskillsofself-discipline.ThisrealizationhelpsTomfindhis way to the world where he belongs and his path back home.