Comments for Land of Stories and Wishes

Comment on When You Wanna Go, You Gotta Go by altarvo

altarvo — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:11:46 +0000

Wow, I can just imagine that kid several years down the road trying the same trick to get out of jury duty. Hope he outgrows that one. Do you think his boss would let him go home for that? If so, would he let him come back?

Thanks for sharing your teacher stories; I love them!

Comment on Teddy’s Cutlass by lyn.

lyn. — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:55:17 +0000

Delightful!!

Comment on Which Button? by lyn.

lyn. — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:18:12 +0000

That was hilarious… at least to me – having dealt with those kinds of responses about computers for quite a few years…

Check this out:

http://loveyalyn.blogspot.com/2008/06/first-tech-specialist_30.html

I think you will get a kick out of it, since it relates to your story!

Comment on Comment Opportunity by Aeonian

Aeonian — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:42:55 +0000

Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation Anyway … nice blog to visit.

cheers, Aeonian.

Comment on Adventures: Episode Ten by lyn.

lyn. — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:19:04 +0000

Hurray! You are on your way again to the end of the story…

How are things going?

Comment on Adventures: Episode Six by Kathleen Kammeyer

Kathleen Kammeyer — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:28:24 +0000

I don’t have any ideas, both you and Matt have such creative imaginations! I have enjoyed reading each episode as well as the stories you write about past and present experiences. You are a gifted writer and I hope to see your books on my shelf someday. I eagerly await the next episode…(don’t wait too long!)

Comment on Comment Opportunity by Lyn Chapman

Lyn Chapman — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:05:19 +0000

After i read Episode 6 of Adventures, I had to go back and read the previous five; in order. Your really have a gift for writing about that time period. It reminds me a lot of Shannon Hales books. Keep going, and you are going to have a book published someday…

I also have loved reading the stories of things that happen in the classroom. Most people probably think that you make it up, but they are always so “out there,” that there is no way anyone could make up something that good…

Comment on Adventures: Episode Six by Matt Kammeyer

Matt Kammeyer — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:32:02 +0000

I can think of a few different things that might have happened to make the trail end:
1. They somehow went underground (some kind of tunnel entrance draped over with a grassy covering).
2. They somehow started flying (they had been hurrying to get to a rendezvous with a guy who has a flying creature or machine).
3. Something erased the tracks (not a particularly exciting idea, imho).
4. They disappearing into some portal/alternate reality.

This last idea seems like it would be the most interesting, and it could have even happened accidentally. The ogres were some distance ahead, and maybe right around dawn (and dusk) the clearing there becomes a portal between two worlds/dimensions. They may have just blundered into it. It seems like they have someone else driving them or giving orders to them, so if this was an accident, that person’s evil plans may be thrown off.
The tricky thing would be for Star to figure out what happened. If someone else saw what happened, or an animal that she could learn to talk to, or she could just sense the area as a place of magic…there are lots of options.
So, those are just a few thoughts. I’m enjoying the story, and look forward to reading what happens next.
-MK

Comment on Why Water is One of the Basic Needs by Kathleen Kammeyer

Kathleen Kammeyer — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:01:29 +0000

It was wonderful to be a part of your classroom on that day and hear what your kids had to say about what they learned, and see the posters that they made. We all enjoyed hearing that little boys comment! You are a wonderful teacher Katherine and thanks for letting us share in that day!