Operation Gravy Blockade follows a cast of food characters as they battle against the forces trying to remove joy from Snackland. Where did the idea for this story come from? 

The idea of Operation Gravy Blockade began when I found myself working a lot more than 40 hours. I was working 6-7 days a week and 10 hour days consistently. The only thing that got me through it was leaning on Obesseus. I asked myself what if I put Obesseus in my situation. I almost made this Obesssus book 400 pages but thought that the parts I didn’t use would be better served for book five.

The cast grows quickly throughout the story. How did you keep the chaos organized while writing?

I tried to plug the characters into the chaos based on how I saw the battle twisting. It became a lot. But thankfully I made characters like Grant the Grapefruit and Molly Mushroom that are versatile. This was the third Obesseus book that Grant the grapefruit was in.His ability to gaslight and be consistently five minutes late made him fit in most situations. Molly mushroom was also frequently late and can barely keep track of what was happening.The Slam- Fu series books are chaos by structure. I just put characters where I felt they made sense based on their personalities.

Do you think children respond strongly to stories where chaos defeats rigid control?

I think children respond to chaos very well. I’ve had it in a few reviews for Lord of the Buffet for example, that mentioned their kids loving the book. I feel like it’s not so much chaos as it is fun vs control. Together, children and their parents can join Obesseus in defeating the forces of overtime.

Is there a fifth book planned in the Slam-Fu Series? Where will it take readers? 

The Slam -Fu series is going to see several more books to come. The fifth book is going to take us further into Snackland . Several characters like Jeff Jelly, Allen Apple, Grant the grapefruit, Molly mushroom, and of course our hero Obesseus will return . The chase for the crown of king of snackland is on.

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