Goodreads asked Gerald Thomson:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Gerald Thomson I write humorous essays, so I need many ideas to fill a book. Each essay usually starts with a funny comment that is made about a subject or viewing a topic with a take that makes it seem absurd. For example, I am male, but I received hand-me-down clothes as a child - from my sisters. These were, of course, unisex pieces, but I took that concept to create a world where everything I received as a male child was a hand-me-down item from my sisters.
I started thinking about the times I went to get an item from my mother's purse and how she did everything in her power to keep me from looking into her purse. This was puzzling as a child but more understandable as an adult. But I took that to create an adventure where I purposely peak into the world that is my wife's purse.
You can see that almost anything can be taken to be funny, so I try to keep my options open.

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