Swirl by Matt Zurbo   Sometimes Zella wanted to fall. (Cute girl, waving a cute hello. not watching as her foot nears a ledge.) Fall for no reason at all. (Girl, expressionless, falling.) Through sunsets, (Girl falling, through cloudy, colourful sunset.) and farming valleys, (Girl falling through air above valley, with 100 year old dairy … Continue reading Day 241: Swirl

Oh No! by Matt Zurbo   Maggie was a little girl not like the rest. (Cheeky little girl holding a ragged doll.) Other kids would laugh when tickled, or told a fart joke. But the only thing that would amuse Maggie was when you cried; “Ouch!”, or; “Oh, no!” The list of her tricks was … Continue reading Day 240: Oh No!

Outback Dreaming by Matt Zurbo Wajhata was a shy Outback kid. (Little Indigenous boy.) Each dawn Wajhata would see the strangest thing. (Hiding behind tree watching tourists prepare for a hot air balloon rides over Outback.) (Wajhata looking up at dawn sky filled with four or five hot air balloons.) When Wajhata wasn’t playing with … Continue reading Day 239: Outback Dreaming

Phillip’s Amazing Stretchy Pants by Matt Zurbo   Phillip was a likeable kid, with a likeable smile, who got a pair of stretchy pants that really cramped his style. (Tartan stretchy pants.) “Try them on anyway,” his grandma politely asked. “Okay, Nan,” he said, with a grimace that he masked. But the pants weren’t just … Continue reading Day 238: Phillip’s Amazing Stretchy Pants