Stubborn by Matt Zurbo Violeta was a small, determined, red haired girl. With freckles. And painfully stubborn. Violeta saw being stubborn as her best trait. “You can’t convince me otherwise!” she would insist. Billie taught Violeta how to make paper aeroplanes. “Let’s make 100!” Violeta said. “Why?” Billie asked. Violeta just shrugged. She had no … Continue reading Story 423: Stubborn

Elephant Poo by Matt Zurbo     If I could, I’d be an elephant’s ears, listening… listening… to the breeze, a flee sneeze… buzzing bees, to things people whisper, their hopes, their fears…    ***** If I could, I’d be an elephant’s skin, tough, tough and thick, absorbing the sun, gently touched with a sigh, … Continue reading Story 422: Elephant Poo

True! by Matt Zurbo Mermaids blow bubbles shaped like love hearts. It’s true, I tell you, it’s true. The full moon watches you, and hums the world’s quietest tunes. Listen, listen hard I tell you, it’s true! Kangaroos know as much as you. Think about it, it’s true! If I could have one super power, … Continue reading Story 421; True!

Hi all! (if any of you are left.) Sorry, I have been super busy finishing a novel I have spent 12-14 years writing (Sci-Fi noir), and another YA novel (about a boy who's only super power is he loves to read). Both are insanely relevant to today's climate (if anybody knows any publishers!?). Now, it … Continue reading Story 420: Bark, Bark, Bark!