The Poultrification of Mrs. Dietrich “Ahhhh!” yelled Mrs. Dietrich. It was time to start the day. Mrs. Dietrich was in her bathroom to brush her teeth. But when she looked into the mirror she saw a chicken head and said, “Nah. It’s a dream.” She knocked her head twice on the mirror. She looked at Read more…
“Street Haunting” by Virginia Woolf, is an essay which reveals the author’s walking journey through the London streets in winter. She uses incredible imagery as she records a stream-of-consciousness account of going across town in search of a pencil. I’ve written a mirror image (and much shorter) response to the essay, to both be influenced Read more…
The adventures of Edgar the Bat and his sister Colette By Collin “the Magnificent” Aaronson All the way in Egypt where Edgar the bat lives, it’s over 109 F, which he is used to, and it’s 4:30 in the afternoon. It is a sunny day in summer and he is sad because there are many Read more…
The Starlight Barking Spoiler alert you dummies! Don’t spoil it for yourselves – but since so few people read this book, let it be a guilty pleasure. This world is entirely different from the first book. Only dogs are awake (other than the two cats and Tommy). Perhaps this is the world that some dogs Read more…
I think that Memorial Day is a day that we get to remember the people that fought in war for us. They put their life on the line just to protect us from other countries. To veterans that are still alive, I want to ask you: how was it during the war? When did you Read more…
Buffalo City Radio “The weather tonight in Buffalo City, November 4, 1963 – brrrrrr. The time: seven and a half past 9… . It is seventeen Winter Wonderland degrees. Streets are covered with snow and wind is blowing at 50 miles per hour. It looks as if an unexpected storm has hit Buffalo City. Our Read more…
The Roald Dahl novel-plus-sequel on Charlie and Willy Wonka, which are Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, are hilarious, fun novels. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features 6 kids who enter the factory, and have lots of adventures, but only Charlie ends up coming out. The Great Glass Read more…
‘Twas the Summer of 1888 Joseph Ponce, an 11 year old boy who lives in a town in New York along the Hudson. Beacon, New York, to be specific. He was just enjoying his summer after being shipped off to boarding school by his parents. However, on another side of the animal kingdom, a family Read more…
Spoiler Alert: The fourth installment of the Lewis Barnavelt series: John Bellairs’ Rose Rita stars like she did in “The Letter the Witch and the Ring” in this excellent novel set in the midst of the Pennsylvania Dutch, in 1828. The Ghost In The Mirror, written by John Bellairs and completed by Brad Strickland, takes Read more…
Fangs I heard footsteps creaking on every step of the stairs. I woke up with a startle, sweating, and thought to myself, where am I? It was dark so I couldn’t see much, but I assumed I was in some abandoned attic. I read a label on the bed that I was sleeping on, and Read more…
