Category Archives: Children

THE BUTTERFLIES, A POEM

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh (In honor of National Poetry Month)   I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction.  Typhoon tears me from my parents.  I alone survive.  I become an orphan foundling, taken in by new loving … Continue reading →

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VALENTINE, COME WITH ME TO THE KISSING TREE

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh Who would ever think? A broken furnace boiler leading to my first real kiss. Oh, there’d been plenty on the cheek – by mother, all the aunties, by my imaginary muses, Rrrose Heather, Mama Lucy, and yech … Continue reading →

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USE YOUR IMAGINATION TO FIND YOUR PASSION

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction.  Typhoon tears me from my parents.  I alone survive.  I become an orphaned foundling, taken in by new loving parents, Dr. Ben and Indira Singh.  Now, … Continue reading →

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Post No. 112: SCBWI – CAMARADERIE AND COLLEGIALITY

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Raji Singh

by Mark Rogers This past weekend, on the campus of a University near Kansas City, I observed ecstatic adults exiting a conference hall. Why such passionate vibrancy? The varsity footballers hadn’t won that afternoon. The Royals barely lost the World … Continue reading →

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No. 107: AN OCTOPUS GARDEN – PART III, FINALE

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Raji Singh

Raji Singh’s Lore of the Lindian Woods        Torn from her home by a tsunami, young Ollie Octopus comes to live in the Lindian Woods pond. She cannot leave it and return to the sea. She would be out of … Continue reading →

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No. 106: AN OCTOPUS GARDEN, PART 2

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Raji Singh

Raji Singh’s Lore of the Lindian Woods Last week: A tsunami sweeps young Ollie Octopus far from home, to the vilest of places, a garbage dump. To survive, she must reside in a discarded water tank. Bulldozers prepare to bury … Continue reading →

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No. 102 : THE FROG BROTHERS FIRST CRUSH (a tale of youth)

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Raji Singh

Raji Singh’s Lore of the Lindian Woods     Since barely past being tadpoles Frer and Brer, the Frog Brothers have liked the little Toad Sisters. Many frog friends advise, “Keep to your side of the pond, Brer and Frer.” Brer and … Continue reading →

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No. 98: THE LORE OF THE LINDIAN WOOD

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh As related by Captain Polly to Raji Singh As she roamed her perch at the Fiction House, our South American Macaw unabashedly spun this yarn for our guests at our Sunday night dinner.  She told of the … Continue reading →

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