Sunday, November 25, 2012

History of an Author

During the Second Grade, my class was given the task of writing a story for a homework assignment. Me? I wrote a book. Then, I begged my mom to type it up, bind it and laminate the cover. I even illustrated the entire thing, every page, with colored pencils. 

Last week, my mother found this book, still intact, in a box in her basement. Without further fanfare, here it is... Complete with poorly illustrated cat nipples, spelling errors, grammar mishaps, random POV shifts and a convoluted plot about a promiscuous lady cat, a randy tom cat, and the offspring they sired. 

 


















4 comments:

  1. Oh wow, this is amazing! Thanks for sharing...I got a great laugh out of the cat named Lardy. Such a wonderfully bizarre name.

    How cool that you did grow up to be a book writer, just like your "About the Author" section predicted :-)

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  2. I never became a veterinarian, but I did work as a zookeeper. My 8-year-old self had it all figured out! LOL

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  3. Hah! I hope mine was right too, I'd still love to be a writer-astronaut-jockey.

    I'm guessing the zookeeper stint inspired Caged in Myth? (Which I loved, btw.)

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  4. I'm glad you enjoyed Caged in Myth. Yes, my experience as a zookeeper inspired the setting. Let me tell you, the animals I took care of found ways to get in so much trouble, they may very well have been supernatural. :-)

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