Tin Box Boat by Matt Zurbo (A wombat casually eating grass, eyes looking up at an Emu.) Wombat and emu set sail in a tin box boat, (Wombat and Emu in small tin boat with sail, leaving shoreline, left to right.) simply happy that tin could be shaped to float! (Both of them sailing on … Continue reading Day 344: Tin Box Boat

The Dragon’s Heart by Matt Zurbo   Chapter 1 Neither Liza or Madison could sleep.    “It’s horrible…” Madison quietly said to her sister. “I keep having these weird dreams.”   “Me, too!” Liza whispered. “Of shelves with no books.”    “Or staring at walls,” Madison added.    “Or sitting in an empty room?” Liza … Continue reading Day 343: The Dragon’s Heart

Junior Lifeguard Duty by Matt Zurbo   I’m on junior lifeguard duty. (Kid in red swimming shorts and red and yellow lifeguard cap, no visor – an Australian tradition, whistle and zinc across nose – another Australian tradition.) Oh, look. A Pteranodon. (Huge Pteranodon about to land. Kid looking up, others fleeing from water.) Hey, … Continue reading Day 342: Junior Lifeguard Duty

Grant’s Gone by Matt Zurbo   This is Grant. (Kid, Grant, left of frame, casually, smiling at reader. White background.) He was my best friend. (Two kids, Grant and Narrator, one with arm around other’s shoulder, casual. Looking at reader.) And now Grant’s gone. (Narrator left looking at space where first kid was.) We did … Continue reading Day 341: Grant’s Gone