My friends, it is about a billion degrees here at the Palatial Horvath Estate, which makes me think of the seashore. When I was in first grade (or so), I drew the picture above. It is, as you can see a very BIG and SKINNY wave towering over the shore. I’m not exactly sure what’s […]
The Story of “Joey Balone”
August 9, 2012 by 1 Comment
In honor of the Curiosity rover landing on Mars earlier this week, I thought I would share the story of “Joey Balone” from the Little Betsy files. I’m pretty sure I meant “Joey Baloney”. This was written at the beginning of third grade when I was 8. It might be a little hard to read […]
A Fateful Decision
May 1, 2012 by 3 Comments
I have a pack of papers my mother gave me of things I wrote and drew in elementary school. It’s nice. Not only does reading them make me laugh, but reconnecting with little Betsy has helped me understand things I didn’t know before. For example, I thought I remembered when I decided to be a […]
The First Synopses
April 12, 2012 by 5 Comments
When I was a kid in first and second grade, we had to write essays every Monday about what we had done on the weekend. Our Weekend Stories, as they were called, were a few paragraphs written on ruled yellow paper and illustrated appropriately with a drawing such as the one to the left. I […]
Herman, The Unhappy Loaf Of Bread
November 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Happy Day Before Thanksgiving everyone! And in honor of our nation’s day to feast until we drop, I am happy to present my first published work – Herman, The Unhappy Loaf of Bread. This was written and illustrated by me when I was in 6th grade, and it was supposed to be for the 1st […]
Poetry: The Early Years
May 1, 2011 by 2 Comments
My friends, everyone must start somewhere. And thus it was with my humble self. I did not spring full grown from my father’s head. Little Betsy took her tottering steps towards a writing future just as every other writer does. In proof of this fact, I offer up the following limerick, which was published in my […]
