Fox Mask by Matt Zurbo Zac was a bully and knew it. Everybody did. (Zac, solid boy, with backpack on, holding opened backpack of crying, smaller kid with doll, while stuffing his mouth with other kid’s lunch.) Until, one day, he found something left out as if just for him. (Zac’s hand reaching down to … Continue reading Day 28: Fox Mask

Circus For Two by Matt Zurbo   Grandpa came to stay at Tommy’s, wrinkly and frail. Tommy ran and hid, old people bored him without fail. Tommy put on his costume, tucked under the bed, and imagined he was a big bad monster, instead. Then he noticed Grandpa, standing straight, in a suit,pulling rabbits from … Continue reading Day 27: Circus For Two

Beneath the Surface by Matt Zurbo (This is a book for the artist, and imagination. No words at all.)  Opening image of Boy and Dad (overweight, decked out in fishing gear) carrying small two-man tinnie (fishing boat) across sand of small, Italian-looking fishing village beach, to the water’s edge. Dad fishing on perfectly still, glassy … Continue reading Day 26: Beneath the Surface

Storm RisingbyMatt Zurbo   Winter fell hard on Maggie’s town. Most people (rugged up) scurried from A to B. “It’s as if the weather is punishing us for enjoying such a long summer,” Maggie’s mother said.But the rain felt like it had always been there. Summer seemed a lifetime ago.(Maggie, super rugged-up, holding hand of … Continue reading Day 25: Storm Rising