The editor at 826NYC is covered in athlete’s foot. He’s six feet tall, smells kind of funny, and his name is Mr. Mildew. Fortunately, he’s also imaginary, but that doesn’t mean the kids participating in one of 826NYC’s numerous after school programs are any less terrified upon hearing Mr. Mildew’s voice over the loudspeaker in the building’s Brooklyn location. Both students and teachers alike quake in fear at the editor’s grumpy reminders to get busy, hoping that if they turn in their latest creative writing project, they won’t have to face Mr. Mildew’s wrath—or his body odor.
