Journeys in Life SCBWI's Art Narrative Award contest this past year was centered on ground breaking journeys, since it was the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission's moon landing. While that was quite the ground breaking journey, from the Earth to the face of the Moon, I was thinking of journeys a little more relatable. Growth Yes, personal growth is a little more of a relatable crossing for the average joe or jane than an epic …
Captain Hook’s Crocodile
Hard headed wretch One month, here in my dining room, a crocodile appeared.He came out of nowhere to haunt me.Though I admit, I went looking for him.The parts and pieces I collected would eventually taunt me."Assemble my bones!" I could hear the wretch shout.What a hard head he was, with a large gaping snout.He was not fully breathing, still his presence was something I feared.Days and minutes tick ticked by while this creature came into …
Santa and little Holiday men
Santa Claus is Coming I'm sure that jolly little fellow has been on many minds since the Thanksgiving holiday has passed. He certainly has been on my mind as I've been creating little Santa and holiday men over the past few weeks, to sell this coming weekend at a local fair, and then to place on my site. I snapped a photo of one to share. Photos of Santa Kids for generations have been hoping to snap a photo of Santa in the act, but …