Friday, February 1, 2008

coulrophobia

when i was a little kid, i didn't have alot of fears. i wasn't too scared of bugs or spiders or snakes. i was mildly afraid of the dark, but the giant streetlight outside of my window seemed to help dispel that fear.
but one thing i was afraid of was clowns. clowns weren't regularly a part of my life, so it was easy to forget about them. but when summertime came, at least one view of a clown during a parade seemed imminent.
maybe that's why this article caught my eye, when i was reading the sydney morning herald in preparation for australia.
i'm not going so far as to say i love clowns now, but i appreciate any method of bringing joy to hospitalized children. but before i don any clown make-up, i think i'll try some puppets...

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