Once, there was a man, named Mr. Harding, who made a business of working with light. He placed electric twinkling bulbs in old raspberry jam jars with tiny brass cranks and sold them to his customers – the township’s children. Every morning, Mr. Harding drove his cart to the corner of Second and Main, where […]
Your Stories: To Cross the Sea and Other Stories Printable Booklet
I’m happy to say that we have compiled a PDF with all of the short stories inspired by Jamin Still’s painting! Use the link below to download To Cross the Sea and Other Stories, and you can print the whole document, or just the cover page with Jamin’s painting, and your own stories. Thanks so […]
The Littlest Star-Hanger: A Story
One night, very long ago, the Star-Hangers polished all of the stars in their keeping and hung them carefully in the black sky. The littlest of them watched, enthralled. He paid close attention every evening, although he had to shield his face when the whole collection was laid out for the world below to see. […]
The Quest for Bubbalas, by Jeremy
Here, from Jeremy C. (age 9) is one of the many, many delightful stories we received in response to Jamin Still‘s Illustrative Writing Prompt. Enjoy! In a large house by the seaside there lived seven children. One particular day, when their parents would not take them to the beach, Robert, fifteen, said to his fourteen-year old […]
Saved with Song, by Ella
Here, from Ella West (age 11) is one of the many, many delightful stories we received in response to Jamin Still‘s Illustrative Writing Prompt. Enjoy! In the far-off city of Sol-et-Pavus, all the houses had golden suns painted on their doors, and proudly preening peacocks roamed the streets. The suns represented the king of the […]
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