Dennis, Dreams, and the Factory

Dennis didn’t feel like sleeping. He had gone to bed at the same time every night for as long as he could remember. He was tired (not sleepy-tired, more like sick and tired) of going to bed when his parents told him to. So one night when fall seemed over, but it wasn’t yet winter, [...]

Mr. McKay the Winter Coat Thief

Mr. McMay is like nothing you’ve seen.
He’s small as a penguin with hair a bright green.

He doesn’t like dogs or other such beasts,
And he’s constantly stealing from picnic feasts.

You’ll know that it’s him from his lemon-lime eyes,
Unless he is wearing his sunglass disguise.

Of course, you could tell by his rose petal pants.
They’re made in the [...]

The Eighth

Concept by Lauren Beasley

“I wonder where the sunlight goes”

“I wonder why the rooster crows”

“I wonder how the flower grows”

“I wonder why the winter snows”

“I wonder if snakes have a nose”

“I wonder where the river flows”

“I wonder why a strong wind blows”

“I wonder…how my teacher knows”

While half the Earth is lit up bright,
The other [...]

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