Leaf 8! And an Interlude

Shell here. This is unbelievable, but Jane has finally, finally, FINALLY finished posting Part 1 of my book (that is, Because Of The Red Fox). Not only has she posted Leaf 8, but she added an interlude that comes between Leaf 4 and 5. So check it out!

Jane is pretty happy to be working on this story again. She’s a little slow (no offense, Jane), but last week she visited her local museum and realized what the name of our island is. Really! She had no idea what island Santa, Annie, and I lived on — the name of it, that is. And then she looked on a map and figured it out. Is that weird or what!

So, all of the sudden, she knows the names of places around here (writers are so weird). And she thinks it’s really fun to figure them out. It’s like she’s inventing the names or something! But, actually, she isn’t, because the island is telling her the names of things. That’s what Jane’s saying, anyway.

Now, that’s really weird!

You heard it here first, readers! Thanks for reading my book (well, I guess it isn’t just mine!). It’s only just taking off!

See you next week! (hopefully with pictures of those cute baby chicks!)

Leaf 7!

“Leaf 7: Island At The Top Of The World” is now available for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!

Red Foxes, Right Here!

Hey, Jane here.  So, I now live on Shell, Annie, and Santa’s island … or at least, an island very much like it.  Well, guess what?  Last week I think I saw a red fox speeding alongside our chicken yard.  The chickens were b’gacking — making some upset noises.  It could have been a cat … we have several around here.  The animal was slightly larger than cat-size, and rust-red in color, with white.  I didn’t see the tail — that would have been a dead giveaway (one way or the other!).

My harp partner, Deb, and her partner told me that they’ve seen foxes where they live.  So now I know for sure that foxes live on the island!

I don’t know why I’m surprised, or think it’s such a miracle — foxes are clever creatures that adapt well to human life.  They live in cities, and in suburbs — just about anywhere that humans are!    They are opportunists, and they are secretive, knowing how to keep under cover.

You may have wild foxes in your own neighborhood.   Feel free to share your fox stories here!