Archive for July 2007

Reading: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster


The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster

This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth’s gates and begins a memorable journey.

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“So I find myself on the highway on my own
 The median’s my pathway and my home

 Listen, Listen, My son, My son
 I won’t tell you twice what I can’t tell you once”
Listen My Son

Picture Prompt Exercise — 15 Minutes

Continue reading Picture Prompt Exercise — 15 Minutes

Listening: Blues Around the World


Putumaya Presents: Blues Around the World

Includes:

  • Listen My Son
  • La Flaca
  • Ouallache
  • Playing Mahjong

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Writing Prompt Excercise — 100 Words

Prompt: The possibilities are endless.

Fortune Cookie Prompt Exercise — 250 Words

Fortune: You will lose something and find it again.

River City Shakespeare Festival

This year’s plays:

  • Two Gentlemen of Verona
  • The Winter’s Tale

Read more and view show times: River City Shakespeare Festival