Dance Under The Stars Day? I know what you’re thinking: today is Valentine’s Day. Yes it is but today also goes by this other name in the faraway place of Moonwater Meadow. That’s where Ollie Bug, Adventure Spider lives. NOTE: I usually post humor fiction or motivational stories. However, most of my work centers around…
The annual lawnmower races are usually a lot of fun. Fun for everyone except the flowers… It’s no secret around the Meadow that Ollie and the gang are a little rambunctious. Between ridiculous inventions, runaway contraptions and alien invasions there’s rarely a dull moment. Just ask the flowers. The flowers are usually content to stay…
Shopkeeper, a steamy hot chocolate, if you please. Yummy hot chocolate in your favorite mug hits the spot better than just about anything after a long day of thinking deep thinks. Winter around these parts has been quite cold and unpredictable. Snow fell from grumbly gray clouds where clouds aren’t usually grumbly. Wind whipped through…
An Ollie-Day Holiday story about a canoe (sort of). The little spider tugs at my shirt collar to get my attention. He reminds me it’s time to tell you a story involving a canoe about a little holiday he made up. He’s a joyous little soul who always makes people smile and reminds me of…
Aye, ’tis an oft told frightening tale here in Moonwater Meadow. A tale that’ll chill yer bones and shiver yer timbers (wherever those are). On a dark autumn night, a storm rolled into the meadow obliterating the moon and soaking the fields. The rain fell so hard it sounded like acorns hitting the windows (which…
Every year there’s a special day in your life. A day like no other. On the day you were born the world changed and became more special. This day is a special day to celebrate because even though many people are also born on your birthday, there’s only one you. Every year there’s a special…
This week’s theme for those of you reaching for a better life is; Strive. To strive is to reach, to try, to dance with the muse of your own creative force until what swirls around your mind is pulled into reality. There is a road out there. You see it, don’t you? That endless…
Welcome to another installment of Today’s Ollieism. These are little nuggets of simple wisdom from the mind of Ollie Bug, (an approximately six year old) Spider of Adventure living in the faraway and fantastic Moonwater Meadow (which is right under your nose). Today’s Ollieism: Nothing Beats A Mug Of Hot Chocolate Shared With Friends Under-think…
This week’s theme for a better you is Growth. I didn’t see it coming and in one instant, all my hopes were shot. I was in a martial arts tournament when I was a boy. I worked my way up the ranks and now I was fighting for the big trophy, the one I’d mount…
This week’s theme for a better you and a better world is: begin. Begin. They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Actually, it begins with coffee but that’s another story. Goals and dreams are big things, intimidating things. We see the whole giant flaming ball of everything and decide a…