Ozy and Millie
Wisdom for short attention spans.
Over at my home station
- So I screwed up my PO box December 12, 2018If you’ve gotten fan mail back, it’s my fault. I failed to keep my PO box paid up, and I know some people got mail back. I’m really sorry! Feel free to send stuff along to the new address: Dana Simpson PO Box 6347 Santa Barbara, CA 93160-6347 Again, I’m really sorry for the inconvenience! […]
- The unicorn of Today July 9, 2018So the Today Show had Amazon.com list some summer reading books for young reluctant readers. I’m #8! I’m almost more excited that Breaking Cat News, by my friend Georgia Dunn, is #2. Go Georgia! Go kitties! Read more →
- I won something! July 8, 2018It had been a little while since I actually won an award, though I’ve been nominated a few times. This time, kids did the voting! Phoebe was voted “Bravest Hero” (For The Magic Storm) at the Kids’ Comics Awards, at the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival. (Which, by the way, I should attend some time. […]
- I’ll be in Spokane July 8, 2018At Auntie’s Bookstore, this Friday (the 13th) at 6. Washington, I wish I knew how to quit you. Read more →
- Wednesday in West Seattle June 19, 2018I’ll be returning to C&P Coffee Co. in West Seattle, for Words West Literary’s kids’ night. I’ll be reading some selections from various “Phoebe and Her Unicorn” books. It’ll be me and Suzanne Selfors. Last time it was fun! Starts at 6. Read more →
I was thinking, is this a callback to the Pieambic Pentameter… and IT IS! Epic callback Dana!
Hey, good spotting. I didn’t notice before.
But it has nine syllables, unless you un-abbreviate “can’t”.
Or include a ‘ghost’ syllable at the beginning of the line, which would then put the emphasis in the correct places for the rest. Possibly a ‘think what you just said’ pause.
And it’s her favorite kind. minced dwarf.
With a dash of Hobbit for a bit of flavoring.
It is a little off when Dana’s dragons mention eating people…her dragons are weird, not evil, like I said.