Pies With Eyes by Matt Zurbo Sarah decided she was going to rhyme, Rhyme, rhyme! All the time! Have some fun, beat boredom’s grime. So when she saw a yummy pie, she paired it with the word ‘eye’. An eye pie? A pie with an eye? Ha, ha, ha! Oh me, oh my! She thought … Continue reading Bonus 34: Pies With Eyes

Elsie’s Got Go! by Matt Zurbo Elsie dreamed of flying. Day and night… flying! So, one day, she told Tyrone; “I’m going to fly!” “Pfft!” Tyrone scoffed. “Come and play dodge ball, like the other kids.” Like. The. Other. Kids. (kids pelting her with doge balls, one bouncing off her head) “GAH!” shouted Elsie, and … Continue reading Bonus 33. Elsie’s Got Go

The World’s Smallest Giant by Matt Zurbo So many people get it oh so wrong, thinking life’s dull, not a wonderful song. Take my mum for instance. She’s a mermaid… with feet! Singing her siren’s call to her motley fleet. Little bro looks plain? I say; “No way!” He’s the world’s smallest giant every day! … Continue reading Bonus 32: The World’s Smallest Giant

A Parent's Tale  by Matt Zurbo If I could, I’d give you my heart, let it sprout wings, fly us, free, into a wonderful new start. Where there are no bullies, and dinner’s not a chore, where loneliness never once knocked on anybody’s door. If I could, I’d let you hurt, let you feel, let … Continue reading Bonus 31: A Parent’s Tale