Backwards Billy With Hanging by Matt Zurbo   The End. (Billy Backwards and Tully Tuckers hugging, Tully looking confused, Billy looking content. Billy has voodoo beads on over otherwise plain clothes.) “Wow! That was great! Let’s do it again sometime!” Billy Backwards cheered. “What was? Why am I wet? Why are we hugging?” said Tully … Continue reading Day 144: Backwards Billy With Hanging

The Optimist by Matt Zurbo Where Charlie grew up everybody loved to compete. (Kid, mop of hair, likeable, watching smaller kid in footy gear with handful of trophies around him.) Charlie liked sailing his opti. (Charlie, smiling, on small, single sail, one person Optimist dinghy/yacht.) He didn’t have to kick goals, be in a team, … Continue reading Day 143: The Optimist

Bacon Goes With Everything! by Matt Zurbo   The black sheep had a cunning plan. (Black sheep looking slyly at reader.) It was due to be stew, but had learned voodoo, so boiled and stirred a magic broth. and convinced everyone that bacon goes with everything. (Black sheep, looking dodgy as it stirs a pot, … Continue reading Day 142: Bacon Goes With Everything!

The Bomb by Matt Zurbo   Sometimes Ruby played in the old abandoned donut van near the park. All that tin, for some reason, it reminded her a little of a bomb. (Little girl outside old, empty donut van in colourless grey park.) There were many types of bomb. They did awful things. Ruby wondered … Continue reading Day 141: The Bomb