A Few Kids Poems: Introducing Artist Kayla Stewart, 5

Did you guys know I write childrens' poems? I love it. In fact, my first published book was a children's e-book, Bubble Mud and Other Poems (available as a PDF file for anyone interested). The publisher no longer exists, and the rights to those poems have reverted to me. I've included some of the best …

Maybe the fortune was for the Zhu Zhu pets.

This morning, you handed me my fortune. "All your hard work is about to pay off." Okay. I could look at this one of two ways. 1. Oh goody, my time has finally come! 2. This fortune is six months old. You found it at the bottom of my hot pink purse, which you emptied …

Don’t Blink Project: Day 1

365 Days of Living Deliberately How insignificant we seem; how trivial our troubles become, when our world is seen from high above the clouds. We are but a small speck in the palm of this great galaxy, yet each of us leaves our mark on every living creature we touch, talk to, type to— even …

More Respect In 2011! More Respect!

Our cat Sam deserves more respect in 2011. He gets dressed in pink tutus and wrapping paper and put inside boxes and stockings and backpacks. He doesn't complain as long as he gets fed, but I think 2011 should be his year of respect. Or at least his year of fame on this blog, as …

Beyond the Picket Fence: Special Three-Frame Strip