Attention! Island Magic Alert

Attention, Folks of  the Puget Sound region,

Sightings are confirmed. Forests filled with leaves of tales are springing up on the island, in downtown Seattle, and in Tacoma. Teapots are running wild in most neighborhoods, and foxes seem to be everywhere.

Please report if you have spotted magic where you are. Signs of magic include:

Magical Youth

  • Blackberries, ripe. Kids delighting in them. Those who are kids at heart are doing so as well (such as you?)
  • A fire under the stars. Maybe s’mores on sticks. Certainly stories and maybe silly songs offered by those circling the fire. ALERT: individuals around summer campfires are very likely secretly members of the Animal Force superhero team, or, if not, at least likely possess mysterious qualities of the natural world within their souls and bodies. Might you be one of these wild and wondrous people?

If you have witnessed magical sign of these or any other kind, we at Forest Halls urge you to report your sightings at the following two events:

Friday, August 1. 7-8:15PM. Jane Valencia will perform harp, song, and (very short!) magical tales at the Vashon Book Shop for the First Friday Gallery Cruise. Drop by for  fun tales and beautiful tunes, and share your own tales of mystery & magic. This is event is free!

Saturday, August 2. 10am-12:30. Jane and her wee Scottish harp will be at the Vashon Writers Booth at the Vashon Island Farmers Market, where you can peer into any number of alternate worlds by way of books by island writers.

Jane’s own book, Because Of The Red Fox, will be attending both events. Find out what the fox really says!

Can’t attend either event? Report your magic here on our FoxTales Blog.

Thank you for including enchantment in your awareness!

cheers,
Jane Valencia

Island Magic Alert Squad, Chief
Forest Halls

 

 

Superheroes In Seattle!

Santa:  Wow,  Shell, look at this!

Shell:  What, what?  You sound pretty excited.

Santa:  I am!  You’ll be too.  Get this.  So, here, Jane’s been working on this book —

Shell: —Because Of The Red Fox.  Yeah, yeah, you’d think that maybe we’d know something about it!

Annie: –because we’re the main characters!

Santa: Right, right.  But here’s the strange thing.  While Jane’s been writing this book–

Shell: –for a really long time–

Santa (ignoring the interruption):–she’s been finding that some of it has been coming true.

Annie:  Of course the story’s true!

Santa:  Coming true, I said!  And this is one big way that it’s coming true.  You know how Uncle Paul is a superhero–

Annie: Sshh!  We need to keep that a secret!

Santa: –and all the others, Ancestor Man, Otter Woman, and the rest of the folks who showed up at the Ordered Council–

Shell (impatient): Yes, yes–Animal Force.

Santa: Well, here’s the deal.  There really are superheroes now in Seattle, fighting crime.  They’re part of the Rain City Superhero Movement, and you can read all about them right here:

Phoenix Jones and the Rain City Superhero Movement

Shell: Wow!

Annie: See?  We are real!

Santa: That’s rather a leap–

Shell: –in a single bound!

Santa:  Let’s not jump to conclusions!

Shell: Why not?  The alternative isn’t very attractive.

Annie:  Wh-what alternative?

Shell: That we’re figments of someone’s imagination.

Santa, Annie, and Shell: Naaahhhh!

Santa (sagely):  After all, life is just one big storybook anyway, right?

Shell:  Very wise, oh older cousin.

Santa: Right! …. Hey, are you making fun of me?

Shell: Moi???   By the way, have I shown you myself as a superhero?  Myself when I’m a bit older anyway.     I created it at Hero Machine.   Here it is:

Veriditas

Santa: Pretty fancy, Shell. But what kind of superhero name is “Veriditas”?

Shell: You know, a weird one!

Annie: I wonder what kind of superhero I’d be?  Can superheroes just serve tea?

Shell: I’m sure you can be any kind of superhero you want.  Serving cups of Peace tea sounds like the perfect way for you to combat crime!

Santa (choking): Mnrf, snort!

Shell: I’m serious!

Santa (recovering):  Anyway — that’s all I had to share for this week.  By for now, everyone!

Shell and Annie: Bye!