The "Strange Little Man" of Zelda's letter did not think himself small, (indeed where he was from he was considered fairly normal sized) and certainly not strange! He was one of the most normal people he knew, he could not fathom why he was considered strange. His name was Maluvia the Time Walker if anyone was wondering. At first he thought that coming to earth would be a simple and easy journey, perhaps even enjoyable. However he found that it was going to be frustratingly difficult. He had a hard time even communicating with the inhabitants and eventually decided to give it up and go on with his task unseen and unheard by those he was observing. His task was to follow a certain being and guide his life in such a fashion that he produce great works of art at the appropriate time.
From the moment he was told that this was to be his job he was very excited, this kind of task was only appointed to a very few and now he was one of them! He imagined that he would appear to this Fitzgerald fellow and act as a sort of muse but, after his first encounters with the humans, he decided this would be very difficult indeed and came up with another way of influencing him. He made certain that Francis came upon certain books, at certain times; made sure that certain "accidental" acquaintances were made; and most importantly planted the seeds of ideas in him while he slept. This, Maluvia the Time Walker deemed to be the best way to encourage the right books from this man, and so far it had worked. Maluvia made sure that Scott Fitzgerald's first submitted story, a little piece about detectives submitted to his school newspaper, was published, thus cementing his resolve to continue and write more stories. When he went on to Princeton, Maluvia ensured Francis's meeting with certain writerly friends. And it encouraged the Great Gatsby, which Maluvia knew would become a classic.
Maluvia continued ensuring several of Fitzgerald's encounters and writings, guided him safely through WWI, and silently encouraged him during the writing of his first novel (even placing the poem that inspired the title in Fitzgerald's reach.) He did not, however, foresee Francis's meeting with Zelda, and indeed was unable to stop their eventual wedding. He did, once they were married, attempt to break it up, and in the end he did succeed, but then Fitzgerald moved to California, which was not in any one's plan certainly not Maluvia. It lead to certain, shall we say difficulties, in his plans for Fitzgerald. How could he possibly correct this?
In his attempt to break up Fitzgerald's marriage Maluvia had made Zelda less than mentally stable. When he remembered this an inkling of a plan blossomed in his mind. He appeared to Zelda and told the most absurd tales he could think of. Fortunately in her less than healthy state of mind, she believed him and sent a letter to Francis. More appearances and more letters, until he was sure Fitzgerald would believe him when he saw him. And so, that fateful day in January Maluvia appeared to Fitzgerald and told his tale.
Authors Note: Again if you have any questions regarding Mr. Fitzgerald or his wife, please don't hesitate to comment or send us an email at threecrazyguys@gmail.com, we will do our best to respond in a timely fashion. See more anecdotes of Mr. Fitzgerald's here
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