Jelly 21 - Dispatches of Jelly's twenty-first year

HELPFUL HINT: Dispatches are not arranged in a strict monthly order. If this is how you wish to experience my world, start with the June dispatches (my birth month) and end with the May ones.

Earth Day

Earth Day

Today is Earth Day. It’s also—according to the calendar of quirky days—National Jellybean Day. This is cause for celebration! In my Realm, especially amongst the Wanderlores, Earth is revered. There are Legends about its history, stories about how it became uninhabitable and deeply held hopes by the most devout to

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March - Creators Realm - Jelly 21 - Three Little Creatures

Creating 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

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August - Creators Realm - Jelly 21

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

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August - Creators Realm - Jelly 21

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

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August - Creators Realm - Jelly 21

The Journey

Living your dreams is a lot like taking a trip to the distant stars. The journey will be longer than you anticipated. Harder than you expected. More amazing than you could imagine. And, the excitement at finally arriving, may ultimately fail to live up to the sheer amount of drama

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August - Creators Realm - Jelly 21

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

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