This week’s art assignment was Pink Hats. As usual, Harker was clueless. “Pink hats?” he complained. “Niah, I thought Moch said ‘Pink Cats.’ That stupid English accent of his. I think it’s an affectation. I think he’s no more British than Alice in Wonderland.”

Rather than attempt to disabuse Harker of his stupidity, I told him about this children’s book I really loved called “Monkey See, Monkey Do.” “So naturally when I think of hats I think of that book. See, the monkeys steal the old guy’s hats. He had dozens of them stacked up on his head.” I showed Harker my first sketch.