Thread by @ramkid

The little boy looked at me with a haunted expression and said, I see anagrams.
My face turned pale. You mean, like word jumbles, I asked.
Yes, he said. He pointed to a sign and asked me what I saw.
STOP I said.
He said, I see POTS. Sometimes, POST, or OPTS or TOPS. +

God, I said, did you tell anyone?
Nobody will believe me, he said. I saw you solving a crossword, and thought you would understand.
Read that, I said, pointing at MEDICAL STORES.
DECIMAL TOSSER, he said. +

And that, I said, pointing to a DICTIONARY.
INDICATORY, he said.
I gasped.
He pointed to a garbage man and said bag manager. He saw a poster of Britney Spears and said Presbyterians. +

Stop, I said. This is freaking me out.
The detectives detect thieves, he said.
I know, I said. And then I got it. Damn!
Sycophant acts phony, he said.
Stop, I begged. +

Can you help me, he asked.
Meanwhile it started pouring. Heavy rain, I said.
Hire a navy, he said, absent mindedly.
What's your name, young man, I asked, a trifle peevishly.
Salman, he said. Salman Grover. +

I had a flash of inspiration. Does your father's name start with A, I asked.
Yes, he said, excited for the first time. +

Yes, he said, excited for the first time.
I scribbled Salman A Grover on a paper and showed it to him.
Anagram Solver, he said, instantly. And his face brightened. +

Change your spelling, I said. And you will stop seeing anagrams.
Thank you, he said, flushed with excitement. Thank you, Mr.... ?
Raman, I said. A.G.Raman.