Get your smile on. What are you so worried about? Is this day so much different than all the others you’ve survived? You’re a beautifully designed creature with a very special set of gifts. You can taste and smell and hear and see and feel things. And you have about one hundred billion brain cells to store all those flavors and scents and sounds … Read the rest…
Twenty two words can’t say much. But twenty two words can also say more than enough. Their meaning really depends on which words, who’s saying them, and how they’re spoken. I’ve been around people who could use one foul word in twenty two ways…all of which were just as foul and ridiculous as the first. And I’ve also been around a few people who … Read the rest…
You know what I say? I say, if you’re gonna daydream, daydream in blue. There’s more room for daydreamers in the color of blue because there’s more blue around the planet than any other color. I mean…have you ever seen Earth in any of those pictures taken from satellites? Everyone talks about being green. Forget that. I say blue all the way… Daydream In … Read the rest…
Being Silly
Being silly when I’m writing for kids is a big part of what makes it fun for me…and them. If I create a talking toad or a laughing lizard, kids are just fine with that. So, knowing that kids don’t mind if the hero of a story or poem is only 1 inch tall makes for some funny plot twists. There seem to be … Read the rest…
Sunday is a sunny day Right from the very start… As long as sunny sunshine shines In every sunny heart. And… If you love this sunny day, Then make the best of it. The next day will be sunny too. A sunny Monday hit. Stay tuned, No-cost, low-cost, and premium ways you can help me spread the Word… Tell everybody you know to subscribe … Read the rest…
Hey kiddos…have you ever heard someone say “you got a lotta nerve?” Usually they don’t mean that in a good way. It’s usually someone thinking you shouldn’t have said or done what you just said or did. Like maybe you just told a guy his purple mohawk looks goofy. And he says, “Hey, you got a lotta nerve.” Here’s a hint…if you see someone … Read the rest…
Do I sit around conjuring up rhymes and riddles and razzamatazz? Maybe…maybe not. Truth be told, I’m not always sitting when ideas for my writing for kids pop into my head. In fact, I was in my back yard watering the lawn today when a few lines came to me. It was just some thoughts I had about the future. Since I don’t believe … Read the rest…