How did I come up with this plot?

With such an unusual plot within History Yoghurt and the Moon I am often asked, How did you come up with  this story?  I wasn't sure how to answer this question at first.  Should I delve into the nature of consciousness?  Was this the product of arduous research and motivated inquiry?  None of that really.  The only answer that really satisfied me was this:
When I was in first grade my mom threw a birthday party for me.  There weren't a lot of kids in the neighborhood, but pretty much those that were showed.  And to be honest, I don't remember a great deal about the party itself.  What I do remember, is that a kid that lived at the bottom of the hill brought me a carving kit.  I'm sure his mom bought it as he was invited to my party.  I didn't know him well and remember even being surprised to see him.  This was the best gift, however.  It was packaged in a neat box with interesting designs.  When I opened it there were, what looked like, 4 small logs and a plastic knife that was barely the rival of the utensils you get in the plastic tube when you eat at KFC.  The logs were made of a soft, brown, rubbery substance which were molded to look like wood with bark.  
My seven year old mind figured you carved on the rubbery logs until they were gone, but you safely improved your skill as a whittler.  What I discovered was that when I applied the knife to the logs, the rubber came off easily, but with a slight amount of resistance to create the sensation of really whittling.  What surprised me was that once you carved into the log's center, there was a hard plastic figure, an alligator or a shark or a dinosaur.  As a seven year old, those animals had my full imagination and it was very fun uncovering the plastic figure inside the rubber log.  
The truth is, though, I wasn't really carving.  I was, in the truest meaning of the word, discovering (removing the cover from) what was already there.  I didn't carve the alligator or the shark or dinosaur.  I removed the rubber that was obscuring the object inside.  This was packaged as a carving kit.  I knew that I didn't carve the toys, but I liked doing it non-the-less.
So what?  I feel like this is how I came to the story in History Yoghurt and the Moon.  I wrote.  My writing was equivalent to carving (really scrapping) those toys.  The story was in there and by writing I uncovered it.  The more I wrote, the more the story was revealed.  I would get vague insights into the direction of the plot, but until I got closer, the details of how things would unfold were as mysterious to me as they are to the reader as they read it.  As I did this I was reminded of Flannery O'Conner saying, "I write to discover what I think."  I think (discovered from writing :) that she said it perfectly.
Viva mas amigos
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Embarking...

The wending course of my travels and pursuits have currently positioned me as not only the proud new author of my most recent creation, History, Yoghurt and the Moon but simultaneously required I engage in the modern world of sharing.  Apparently we share through the blogosphere and I'm here to engage in this pursuit.
My first blog is deliberately obtuse, because I'm really just learning the mechanics of this medium and I want to provide a stream-of-conscience blow-by-blow description of my experience.
Namaste amigos
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