The Extraordinary Power of Ordinary People
It’s been said that it takes a community to raise a child. This was particularly true in the case of my sister and myself. Our family life was more complicated than most other families in Cratersville. Coming from the Creators Realm, our parents were bound together by purpose even as they lived apart. There were […]
Excite Like a Supernova
Whatever you do in life: Do it with spirit Do it with spunk Do it to ignite someone else’s soul Glow like the moon Shine like the sun Excite like a supernova Show the awesomeness of you —Jellybean Reds, Creator of Little Creatures
The Lighthouse
Two years ago, when I first arrived in the Creators Realm, I feared I would be the eternal loner. I didn’t know anyone, and the offers of matchmaking so generously offered, were even more emphatically turned down. It didn’t take long for fate to take notice. I believe there are invisible lines that connect everyone, […]
Star-Spangled Birthday
Hello July, and Happy Birthday to all you July Babies! The great thing about July birthdays is that you don’t have a lot of other major holidays to steal the limelight from your special day. The bad thing about having a July birthday is that a lot of people are on vacation which means you […]
Transcending the Dream
Dreams are like flames. Those of us who have been lured into their fiery embrace know the singeing our unsuspecting souls have endured as well as the transfiguring our very beings have undergone in their wake. At ten, my sister Poppy and I discovered a powerful Magic. At first, we were unaware of what the […]
Believe in the Dream of You
In a world where there are few things you can believe in, you have to learn to believe in yourself. You have to learn what makes you tick, what makes you get up in the morning, what makes you happy to be alive. You have to know what you’re good at—not just what you enjoy. […]
Birthday Butterflies
Celebrations and me have an awkward relationship. Thanksgiving, Winter Wish, Shamrock Day, I can get into. Mostly because the centerpiece of said celebration isn’t me. But, birthdays are another story all together. Let’s just say that I get butterflies whenever I think about my birthday approaching. I don’t like being the center of attention. I […]
Let Me Entertain You
It took me a while to discover my true self because I was always comparing myself to my father or my sister. It was my sister who diagnosed my shadow syndrome and helped me to discover my own true light. My father was a great magician and entertainer. I don’t claim to be an illusionist […]
Both and Neither
I’ve written before about how we’re all born into other peoples’ stories. My own story is more complicated than most. Some of this complexity comes from the fact that my birth family chose to live a fiction for most of my life growing up in Cratersville. By the time I returned to the Creators Realm, […]
Rainbow Rebellion
My creations are my calling card. They’re quirky, bold and generously hued. This color palette is not by accident. Some believe that my colors harken back to my childhood days when my sister Poppy and I discovered the Magic that allowed us to create little creatures. Others believe that the colors are symbolic of my […]