Personality
He loves local businesses...because they're attached to delicious buildings.
The Be Good Monster
Field Guide
The following pages are the findings of more than ten years spent observing Be Good Monsters. Despite years of careful study, I continue to discover new things about them.
Field Observation
Residents Observed
Resident No. 001 — Eli (Eat Local) Resident No. 002 — Beep (Be Present)Additional residents will be added as they are discovered…
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Resident No. 001
Meet Eli
aka Eat Local
“Doing his best to follow the rules. Sometimes he takes things a little too literally.”
Believes
Believes cities should keep growing. He has a healthy appetite.
Favorite Snack
Besides buildings of course. Cookies. Pizza. Cheese. The moon. Basically everything he's ever been compared to!
Worries About
Tiny villages.
Biggest Misunderstanding
Doesn't understand why people get upset when he takes "just one bite."
Superpower
Bullet-proof intestinal tract.
Best Friends
Construction workers.
Field Note #17
Eli has been asked several times to stop nibbling on historic buildings.
He insists he's simply “supporting local.”
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Resident No. 002
Meet Beep
aka Be Present
“Here you go.”
Personality
Beep is always carrying a gift. She never seems surprised by what's inside, even though it's different every time. A kite. Binoculars. A rain hat. A notebook with one blank page. None of them are magical, but somehow they're always exactly what someone needs to notice the present moment again.
Believes
The present has been waiting for you.
Favorite Snack
Well, honey of course! But only if it's ethically sourced.
Worries About
People walking past beautiful things without noticing.
Biggest Misunderstanding
People think Beep gives wonderful gifts. She insists they already belonged to the person who opened them.
Superpower
Helping someone discover the present moment. Nothing changes about the world—they simply notice it again.
Best Friends
Bird watchers. Tidepool explorers. Grandparents. Dogs who insist on stopping every ten feet.
Field Note #6
No one has ever received the same gift twice.
Curiously, everyone insists it was exactly what they needed.