Rainbow Shamrocks – Colors of My Soul

March - Creators Realm - Jelly 18

Those who have read my Shamrocks and Rainbows dispatch know that my sister Poppy and I utilized a rainbow to get a little lost creature home. The only way we were able to do this was because of the power that rainbows had already been imbued with through time. A rainbow can symbolize a divine […]

Shamrocks & Rainbows

March 17 - Cratersville - Fifth Grade

We all get a little lost sometimes. It happens to the best of us. I still remember one Shamrock Day when we were visiting our home that wasn’t a home, meaning the retro-futuristic, UFO-shaped house in Cratersville where our father sometimes stayed, not the bohemian style starwagon in the Grove where Wanderlores like our mom […]

Creating Little Creatures

March - Creators Realm - Jelly 21 - Three Little Creatures

When I was ten, my sister and I discovered an incredible Magic. The Magic came with no instructions on how it was to be used. The only caveat was that if we accepted its contract we couldn’t stop creating—ever. Now, most would have balked at the lack of loopholes, but this didn’t dissuade my sister […]

Love Dragons

February - Creators Realm - Jelly 19 - Two Sea Serpents with Rainbow Hearts

It was Candy Hearts Day. The second one to have rolled around since I entered the Creators Realm, but my first one since I started seeing Nori. I was sitting in front of an ancient desk engraved with symbols. My Creation Book was opened in front of me, and I held a rainbow quill* in […]

Rodent Prognostication Day

February 02 - Cratersville - 9th Grade - Zany Topper with Tulips

Happy Groundhog Day! The day when gobs of otherwise reasonable people, gather in the cold, awaiting that magical moment when a quaintly garbed gentleman pulls a bleary eyed rodent from its burrow in order to prognosticate if there will be an early spring or not. I first discovered this quirky day back in high school […]

Secret Ingredient

February - Cratersville - Junior Year - Cupcake Creature

I’ve written many times about my lack of cooking skills. I can heat up water for tea. I’ve gotten pretty good at making a seasonal loaf of bread, which—for me—are more like glorified cakes than real kneaded, shaped and risen creations. But, that’s about it. My journey to semi-literacy in the kitchen didn’t come easy. […]

Happy Bird Day

January - Creators Realm - Jelly 24

Hello January Babies! You are truly lucky to be born in January. Not only is your birthday free of being over-shadowed by the present-wrapping and merry-making of December, but you have National Bird Day to celebrate in your birth month to boot! Now you might not be much into birds, but you should be. Birds […]

Holidays of Cratersville

Early January - Creators Realm - Jelly 20

The last Jolly Zings of the season are flittering about my head. They’re dropping their remaining bits of glitter and tinsel upon me as I’m writing these words. Once their magic reservoirs are empty they’ll be gone. The Jolly Zings appear along with the rest of their festive compatriots on the day after Turkey Day—also […]

Living the Rainbow Life

Rainbow Inspiration - Get Your Vibe On - Rainbow Splash Peace Sign

I live in a troubled Realm where deep divisions and unrest currently hold sway. You might live in a similar place yourself. This is why I want to share with you a dream that I have. This dream involves a place where peace, love and harmony reign. Where the weak aren’t squashed by the powerful. […]

Life is a Game of Cards

Game of Life - Fortune Teller

My father was a great magician. Thus, it should come as no surprise that I had more than a few occasions to test his skills at card playing. It started out when I was young with Go Fish where every matching set of cards we would put down would instantly transform into trinkets we would […]