August Dispatches
Welcome for August:
August is Happiness Happens Month, International Peace Month and National Sandwich Month. The first week of August is International Clown Week, which can be really creepy if you detest clowns. For those of you more seasonally inclined, the beginning of August marks the first of the harvest festivals celebrating the reaping of the grain.
August is also the time for the National Hobo Convention. Hobos, for those of you who don’t know, are traveling workers. I know there are negative stereotypes out there about those who travel a lot for one reason or another. But, like the Wanderlores and Wanderlusts in my Realm, many times the traveling— though misunderstood—serves an important function in society that most people just don’t get.
Near the end of August there’s Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day. Legend says that beloved pets and other animals cross the rainbow bridge to paradise where they await their human companions before venturing on to new adventures together. Of course, there are variations of this story, but the main thought is that we love our fur babies, and we can’t imagine the hereafter without them.
Last, but not least, no list for August would be complete without mention of the neo-pagan festival out in the desert where alternative lifestyles are celebrated. The original festival was known as Burning Man, but it has seen many variations ever since.
Birthday Dispatch for August:
Magical Birthday – Birthday Wishes for August
Fun Dog Birthday – Cratersville Scene
Character Scenes:
A Family Affair – Jelly and Nori Scene
Pride All Year:
Both and Neither – Jelly Dispatch
Living Your Dreams:
Believe in the Dream of You – Jelly Dispatch
Love Makes the World Tweet – Jelly Dispatch
Excite Like a Supernova – Jelly Dispatch
The Magic of Transformation:
Butterfly Dreams – Jelly and Poppy Scene
Butterfly Dreams Reborn – Jelly Scene
Creature Alchemy:
Soul Surfing:
The Character Factory:
Living the Rainbow Life:
Sound and Fury – Jelly Dispatch
The ExtraOrdinary Power of Ordinary People – Jelly Dispatch
Dispatches from Tessla – Keeper of the Portal: