The Unrushed Castle by Matt Zurbo Imagine life is a race. (Two kids running.) Just look at a busy street. (Peek hour) Or any school yard. (Jumble of kids in playground, wrestling, playing soccer, running with water balloons, pretty set sneering plain girl, etc...) It certainly seemed that way to Ruby. (Lone girl, walking. … Continue reading Day 166: The Unrushed Castle
Author: Matt Zurbo
Matt Zurbo is a writer and bush worker. He has had nine kids books published, one of which became an Emmy winning cartoon, as well as YA novels (shortlisted CBC Book of the Year), and various works of fiction and non-fiction. He has written for music magazines and copious amounts on Aussie Rules football. He has published many things under many fake names on the internet, just for the fun of it, but won’t tell you what they are! He just loves stories, and writing.
Day 165: Cheeky Monkey
Cheeky Monkey. by Matt Zurbo Freddy was a cheeky monkey. (Freddy, cheeky grin, farting. In background, best friend, monkey, Louie, holding his nose.) Everywhere he went, people said: “Hey, there goes one cheeky monkey…” (Freddy, Louie trailing behind, stealing hat from man in crowd.) Freddy had to be cheeky. It was fun. It was … Continue reading Day 165: Cheeky Monkey
Day 164: Inhibition Sal
Inhibition Sal by Matt Zurbo Inhibition Sal stepped up on the edge. (Little girl standing on the edge of a three foot ledge on the water's edge, looking down. Three other kids laughing, running and jumping past her, into the water.) (Girl alone, looking down from edge, other kids in water, watching her, happy.) It … Continue reading Day 164: Inhibition Sal
Day 163: Big or Small
Big or Small by Matt Zurbo Sometimes I wonder… am I big or small? A large wave, I’m terrified! Yet to a crab I’m very tall. Indeed, in the ocean, I can be both things at once – (Kid snorkling.) Speechless in a whale’s shadow, a hunter about to pounce. (Swimming over a crayfish.) … Continue reading Day 163: Big or Small
