The Furious Story. Part Four: "The Journal Slams Shut"

Lost in thought, the schoolteacher wandered through the dense woodlands, occasionally pausing to observe a colorful box turtle or a slithering snake making its way through the underbrush. Only when the deepening dusk made it hard to see the way did he notice how far he’d traveled and how late it had become. “Oh my!”Continue reading “The Furious Story. Part Four: "The Journal Slams Shut"”

The Furious Story. Part Three: "The Wizard Walks Off"

Seeing no other alternative, the schoolteacher reluctantly accepted that the miraculous writings on his page were indeed the voice of the story itself. So, though it made him feel as though he was going insane, he decided to talk to the story.  “But he’s a wise and powerful wizard,” he wrote, and then began drawingContinue reading “The Furious Story. Part Three: "The Wizard Walks Off"”

Sunday Comics #32 (Tom)

Here’s my final version of the comic I sketched out last week for the stage one theme. It turned exactly how I planned, thus showing the benefit of planning clearly. I planned, then I did the final one, just like in the plan. The plan was executed, so the things in the plan came toContinue reading “Sunday Comics #32 (Tom)”

The Furious Story. Part Two: "I Am the Story"

The next morning, the schoolteacher poured a cup of coffee and returned to his desk. He lifted his pen and began to write. Once, at a very special moment in time, in a magical land, lived a remarkable person, and he was a… ..wizard. Tall and wise with a musty blue gray cloak and aContinue reading “The Furious Story. Part Two: "I Am the Story"”

The Furious Story. Part One: He Began to Write

Not long ago and not very far away, a schoolteacher retired from his work at the school and left the city of his birth to live in a small cottage, on a tiny creek in a dense forest. He had always loved literature, a subject that he taught with considerable enthusiasm, and it was hisContinue reading “The Furious Story. Part One: He Began to Write”