You may know the old story of The Hares and the Frogs: Once there were three hares who were always stressed out by all the predators in the fields. If it wasn't a fox in the grass, it was an eagle overhead. Hare life was an eternal grind of freezing and fleeing, with the odd… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Once-Published Writers and the Un-Published Writers
Category: Friday Fables
Friday Fable: The Writer and the Cottager
You may know the ancient tale of the Wild Boar and the Fox: A wild boar was about to take a walk in the woods one pleasant day, but he stopped to sharpen his tusks against the trunk of a tree first. A fox, lazing in a nearby glade, laughed at the boar. "Paranoid much?"… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Writer and the Cottager
The Squirrels Stole my Picture Book!
Who doesn't love squirrels? Apparently Aesop. I spent 45 minutes looking for a fable about squirrels to tie into my new and exciting squirrel picture book. Yes, I said "new and exciting squirrel picture book!" Here's the news: When Squirrels Stole My Sister, written by Catherine Austen and illustrated by To Be Determined, will be published… Continue reading The Squirrels Stole my Picture Book!
Friday Fable: The Writer and the 138,000 word manuscript
You may know the old story, The Boy and the Nuts: A child visiting a wealthy home was pleased to find on the table a jar full of nuts and figs. (This was in the days before Skittles, keep in mind.) He plunged his greedy little hand into the sweet jar and took all that… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Writer and the 138,000 word manuscript
Friday Fable: The Writer and the Inspiring World
You may know the old fable, The Widow and the Hen: Once there was a widow who found a hen wandering the yard. The widow gave the hen a handful of barley and, lo, it laid an egg. The next day, the widow tossed the hen another handful of barley, and she was blessed with another… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Writer and the Inspiring World
Catherine Austen 