The Big Lonely by Matt Zurbo   Chapter 1 Martia didn’t want to fight dragons. She didn’t want to conquer the Swampy Marshes, Demon Lands, or take on Vikings. She worked hard enough making baskets and ploughing fields. Most of her village thought the same.    “Just leave us out of that macho stuff!”    … Continue reading Bonus 10: The Big Lonely

Lou Logged On (In Honk Kong) by Matt Zurbo   Lou logged on, to a festival on line, to listen to a writer who liked to moan and whine. International guests from here, there, everywhere, talked to those locked down, bored beyond repair. Lou lived in Hong Kong, where he went to school. He found … Continue reading Bonus 9: Lou Logged On (In Hong Kong)

Cross Eyed Bum by Matt Zurbo Hi Cielo readers! I hope all is well in your worlds! As a part of a talk for the Hong Kong Literary Festival, I have recorded a fun, silly kids song and done a film clip! (Just click on the link below). Yes, that's me in the yellow shirt. … Continue reading Bonus 8: Cross Eyed Bum

Paper Planes by Matt Zurbo Xiaodan had a beautiful name. It meant little dawn. But everybody called her Xi, which, when you said it, sounded like Shee, and meant rare. She didn’t feel it, though. Not at all.    Xi lived on the tenth floor of a 20 story apartment block, just like all the … Continue reading Bonus 7: Paper Planes