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Friday, July 22, 2016 6:51:48 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE 4 SISTERS:
Steve said, "Once upon a time the four daughters of Hemus, the woodsman, gathered in secret beside the well in the clearing at the far end of the forest. ‘Be ye all resolved and with me?’ asked Hermia, the eldest. Hera, Herilda, and Herippa all..." more
Friday, July 22, 2016 6:51:48 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled GOLDEN RIBBON:
Steve said, "Once far away and long ago a dutiful young servant girl, scarcely 9 years of age, polished the silver candelabra in the music room. Molly, for that was the servant girl’s name, couldn’t help but hear the story being told by the..." more
Monday, May 23, 2016 8:16:14 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled A POEM NOT ABOUT OWLS OR GOATS:
Steve said, "this is a poem not about owls it’s also not about goats it’s mostly about the way cheese is made with a small offhand mention of boats oh milk oh rennin (boat)"
Friday, May 6, 2016 8:40:09 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE LITTLE SHAPESHIFTER:
Steve said, "‘I’m bored,’ said Wisp, the little shapeshifter. ‘Why don’t you be a horse? You had fun being a horse this morning,’ said Wisp’s mother, Vaporilla. ‘I’m bored with being a horse,’ said..." more
Monday, April 18, 2016 9:04:17 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE SUN CHASER:
Steve said, "One day a long time ago Simple Septimus, the stable boy, asked his master, ‘What is the sun?’ ‘A great ball of fire,’ replied the master. ‘Where does it go at night?’ said Septimus. ‘Underneath to its..." more
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 8:58:31 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled TINDERELLA:
Steve said, "One day long ago in the cold north a farmer awoke when he heard mewing outside. ‘What’s that?’ he said. ‘Go to sleep. It’s the storm singing is all it is,’ said his wife. Nevertheless, the farmer arose, pulled on..." more
Thursday, March 17, 2016 8:11:10 PM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled PLUMLY:
Steve said, "Meet Plumly, a ten year old Earth girl from the mountains of California. She is now dyed blue and wandering the wilds of a world in another dimension. amazon link for purchase: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CFD3GXM"
Friday, March 11, 2016 9:34:28 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE SASH – A NONSENSE POEM:
Steve said, "He wove a sash of chocolate He wove a sash of ice When asked to choose which one to wear He said, ‘They’re both so nice. I’ll wear them stuck together with a paste made out of rice.’ And off he went down the lane trotting..." more
Thursday, February 25, 2016 8:48:08 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE WISH KING’S DAUGHTER:
Steve said, "The Wish King’s daughter watched her father cross the Great Hall to select a wish from the wish bowl. Eyes narrowed, she studied his kind face. He reached into the bowl and plucked up a single scrap. He read the scrap and turned to the..." more
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 3:13:59 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled PLUMLY COVER:
Steve said, "My new story will be coming soon. The cover will look like this."
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 10:03:17 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE OLD FENCE POST:
Steve said, "Two little men, neither the one nor the other of ’em taller than a jar of jam, came out from the hollow under the tree where they lived and started off walking along the road, arguing furiously all the while. ‘You can’t, I tell..." more
Monday, January 18, 2016 9:24:09 PM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE THREE WANDERING TREES:
Steve said, "High on a snowy mountain, three trees, neighbors for hundreds of years, exchanged complaints. ‘All we ever talk about is eagle this, hawk that, or oh the bear has twins this year. I, for one, would like to go over to the other side of the..." more
Sunday, January 10, 2016 8:58:48 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE DISSATISFIED BROOM:
Steve said, "‘I’m going to leave,’ said the broom, wiggling for emphasis. ‘See if I don’t.’ ‘You’ve been saying that for years,’ said the cauldron from its comfortable position above the warmth of embers in..." more
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 7:29:35 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled NONSENSE POEM:
Steve said, "Larks perch on my pillowcase. Eels occupy my shoes. I’ve nothing further to report. There is no other news."
Friday, December 11, 2015 7:59:13 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE SUMMER SNOW:
Steve said, "Yardith, daughter of the sorceress, sat baking on a rock under heavy hanging heat. The sun burned in the sky. Drops of sweat fell in steady patient rhythm from her nose, enlarging the dark purple blot on her violet satin tunic. ‘Can’t..." more
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 3:09:13 PM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE WALL:
Steve said, "No one noticed when Temulon left the village. They were all too busy preparing the new ship for launch. Temulon trudged through snow up the steep hillside to the trees, where she rested, gasping little puffs of mist. She was determined to find the..." more
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 2:26:50 PM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled REGINALD SPOONMERRY:
Steve said, "Reginald Spoonmerry went off to swim wearing a hat with a vastly wide brim. The hat, it was blue where it fit on his head, but the rim all around was immensely quite red. Shouting ‘Hurrah!’ and ‘Bumpeddy bump!’ Reginald..." more
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 9:22:32 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE VALLEY OF MIST:
Steve said, "There once was a palace standing all alone on top of a high mountain. The valley below it hid under a motionless blanket of mist. To descend into the mist was a crime, and nobody cared to defy the law, for legends of the horrors waiting in the mist..." more
Monday, October 26, 2015 9:03:57 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE HARVEST HEN:
Steve said, "oh, my dearie, have a care be not captured by her stare feathered leggings does she wear beyond the mist, you’ll find her there These words were sung in a creaky voice by the ancient beggar seated on a great boulder near the road. They made..." more
Friday, October 9, 2015 8:40:14 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled WHAT TO BE FOR HALLOWEEN:
Steve said, "Marla slid onto her chair at the kitchen table and announced, ‘I’ve almost decided what I want to be for Halloween.’ Marla’s mother, busy at the stove, seemed not to hear. ‘Mama, I said I’ve almost decided what I..." more
Thursday, October 1, 2015 3:13:39 PM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled NEVER FOREVER:
Steve said, "In the time of castles a sad queen slipped into the woods on a blue moon midnight. She hurried along the glow of a path lighting up in front of her as she muttered over and over again, ‘Never forever.’ When the cottage appeared under a..." more
Thursday, September 24, 2015 3:36:46 PM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled GIANT OZ BOOKS:
Steve said, "Here are Dorothy and the Scarecrow discovering a long row of giant Oz books."
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 9:41:27 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled QUADLING OWL:
Steve said, "The Quadling owl may be found in the hilly country of the southernmost region of Oz. It nests exclusively in red lemon trees. It dines on red scones dipped in red marmalade. Nothing else suits its fancy. Oh, to be sure, now and again it has tried..." more
Monday, August 24, 2015 8:12:47 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE WALNUT:
Steve said, "The village baker, dusted in flour head to toe, waved his rolling pin over his head and shouted orders. The Queen had decreed two dozen walnut cookies to be delivered that afternoon in time for a gathering of regal importance. The baker’s..." more
Sunday, August 7, 2016 8:06:51 AM
Steve Shilstone wrote a blog post titled THE RAG DOLL:
Steve said, "In a secret hollow deep in the great mound of trash on the edge of town, Maisie, the rag doll, called a meeting of all the abandoned toys. The toys worked their way through shoals of bent wire hangers and around innumerable tires and over crusty..." more