thendofthetour hit the nail right on the head. it's about a girl who he loved who did something he never thought she would do. and now to make himself feel better and preserve the precious memories of her, he just pretends "that wasn't really you" and that she was possessed by a "whimsical creature". and it sounds like the "fond paper columnist" was him. and "everyone sighed when it ran" because everyone else realized how ridiculous the story is to anyone but him.
thendofthetour hit the nail right on the head. it's about a girl who he loved who did something he never thought she would do. and now to make himself feel better and preserve the precious memories of her, he just pretends "that wasn't really you" and that she was possessed by a "whimsical creature". and it sounds like the "fond paper columnist" was him. and "everyone sighed when it ran" because everyone else realized how ridiculous the story is to anyone but him.