And Then Go Splat! by Matt Zurbo   Jump! Jump! Jump down the hall. Jump, jump, jump, for no reason at all. Others may laugh, tease and giggle, but that’s because their hearts are little! Sing! Sing, Sing, Sing! Croon a silly song, with voice too high, and notes too long! When people ask, “What … Continue reading Day 330: And Then Go Splat!

A Brief History of Water by Matt Zurbo WAIT! WAIT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? (Kid, about to tip out a glass of water, startled, looking at reader.) “That’s water you’re about it tip out. WATER! (Dad-like figure, hand holding up glass. Kid looking at it, perplexed.) Did you know that some of the water in … Continue reading Day 329: A Brief History of Water

Barry the Bum Biting Bunyip by Matt Zurbo For the Cuppos! (Dad, putting fishing gear on, looking down as two kids make lots of noise play fighting beneath him.) “You’d better watch out!” Dad said to Jesse and Rhys. “Barry is out tonight!” (Dad’s face, full of fright.) “Who’s Barry?” asked Jesse. (Kids, looking puzzled.) … Continue reading Day 328: Barry the Bum Biting Bunyip

Silvia’s Secret by Matt Zurbo   Silvia had a secret. (Gothic girl sitting in branch of a tree. Arms dangling over another branch lazily.) She was lonely. Yet she liked being alone. (Girl walking along dusk ridge.) She had friends. (Looking down on an octopus in a bucket and, sitting on her shoulder, a big … Continue reading Day 327: Silvia’s Secret