When I originally posted .Be the Pencil #1: The Epiphany of "Just Write", and much later .Just Write #0, my plan was always to start doing "Just Write" stories- just snippets from something that inspired me. Whether it's a random picture like in this story, or just dusting off one of my undeveloped character ideas, and taking it for a spin.
When I saw the Primordial Soup picture, I immediately thought of Galactus, and the fact that I hardly ever eat Campbell's soup anymore, even though I loved it as a kid- especially Chicken & Stars, and Chicken Noodle Soup. So I knew I wanted to write something where a can of Primordial Soup evoked in Galactus the same feeling that a can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup evokes in me.
Naming him Harold, and the bit about wearing the helmet were just to "explain" why he has a herald, why he wears that helmet, and why he always says, "To me, my herald." It was just fun stuff.
I hope you had as much fun reading this story as I did writing it. Just Write stories will be random bits; all done-in-one stories. See you whenever the next one comes up. Until then, if you've got an idea, you've got the story, so just write.
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