What to do with a child who daydreams? Asks too many questions?

The Child Who Stares into Space . . .

   . . .  might be the next J.K. Rowling.

The principal of Stoneman School once asked my mother why her daughter – that would be me – sat with an Eskimo Pie melting down her arm, alone in the cafeteria, staring up at the sky through the 20-foot windows.

 If she had asked me directly, I could have told her.

“Counting lime-green dragons.”

The Child Who Wants to know who, what, where, when and why . . .

. . . might be the next Woodward & Bernstein

I was excited as I selectively distributed five copies of my “Nay-Boring Hood” newsletter. I thought that people would enjoy knowing why Mrs. Grey and Mrs. Solarazzio hadn’t spoken for five years. I was wrong. I had overheard a conversation my mother had through a curtain of sheets with our next-door neighbor. I had asked Ricky Robles, who lived next to Mrs. Grey, if what I had heard was correct. I had access to four wrinkled sheets of carbon paper, a serious black pen and a stencil.

I didn’t mean harm. After all, it was the truth. From a reliable source. I learned that I should always seek a fourth source before setting words to paper.

A Clean, Well-Suited Place for Curious Daydreamers 

Thank goodness there are still children who stare into space and want to know why. If you have one, there is a safe place for them to hang out for two weeks this summer:

Scoop Squad is a Magazine Production program, limited to eight curious kids, who will research, write, illustrate and produce a magazine. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Young Novelists will learn how concept, theme, and plot [there are no new ones!] can be manipulated into a page-turner. Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Two Writing Loft Sessions to choose from:

Session I, July 14 to July 25

Session II, August 4 to August 14

Hurry, Save $60 when you register your genius before July 7, 2014. After that, tuition is $260. Limited to eight dreamers and storytellers. Questions? Please call 949.272.0556 or drop by. The Writing Loft is directly below Starbucks in the Presidio Building.