Above by Matt Zurbo   Head-and-shoulders front on image of kid. (There are dozens of crowded oval-shaped word balloons all around him, each one filled with one of the following:) …not awkward. So what if…? Embarrassing. What does the teacher even mean? Why did they go and say…? What if I fail? Why didn’t I … Continue reading Day 108: Above

Sun and Moon by Matt Zurbo   (Two main protagonists a nocturnal creature and a daylight dweller - a wombat and an emu, or a platypus and a kookaburra, wombat and dingo - any combination that takes the artists fancy, as long as they are indigenous. No foxes or cats.) Sometimes I want to scrunch … Continue reading DAy 107: Sun and Moon

My Dad Elvis by Matt Zurbo   I’m Frank and this is Vinnie. Our dad is Elvis. Not the real one, though. (Baby and young kid and Dad, who has blue singlet on, jeans, a bit skinny, but Elvis hair and sunglasses.) The real Elvis was really famous. He sung a lot of hits! (Dad, … Continue reading Day 106: My Dad Elvis

By Light and Dark by Matt Zurbo (Dedicated to the artwork of the brilliant Matt Ottley.)   Imagine if I could only see the world according to light, an oncoming storm, would fill me with unbelievable delight! (Kid, small, on beach under approaching, rolling dark, with few remaining patches of light sining down on ocean.) … Continue reading Day 105: By Light and Dark