INTRODUCTION.
A note on the nature of the dialogues.
Hazel Fox, also called Hazel Alley and formerly known as the ghostly spirit Back Alley Baby, is an enigma. A small, silver-furred anthropomorphic ("furry") fox, she dwells in the Tear Stained Alley -- a place outside of time and beyond space as we know it -- and is the silent savior and philosopher of toonkind. Dispairing, they turn to her. Afraid, they reach for her hand. Alone, they are always with her. Every toon sees Hazel at least once, for just as teenage years are a part of our lives, so a period of darkest dispair and near madness is a part of theirs. These dialogues are pieces of conversations between Hazel and brief residents of the Tear Stained Alley -- for only two are there forever -- recorded by The Dragon: Hazel's companion, assistant, and Guardian of the Alley.
The dialogues are half poetry and half history. The conversations deal with the nature of toons. Hazel seeks to draw her companions into answering, for in doing so, they come to understand themselves. That understanding is their key to leaving the Alley, though, unlike Chicken Pox or the plague, having been there once does not guarentee immunity from finding oneself there a second or third time.
Should you ever find yourself with Hazel whispering secrets that could condemn you both for heretics or traitors, or murmuring things that have great meaning only for you, be sure to give a few lines to the Dragon and let them become a part of this collection.
[If you wish to add your own piece to the Dialogues, E-Mail MPoet1st@aol.com. You will be given credit for your writing or remain annonymous, if specified. This is, and shal ever remain, a work in progress. New Dialogues shall be added as I write them, or as they are sent to me.]