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"Imagination is the greatest gift

the universe bestows upon us."

Quest for the Dark Crystal was born of my fear of flying, and trying to make myself get over it!  I made myself look out the window, breathe, and let go.  Rather than my usual panic, I saw a jet trail that immediately became a streaking comet.

 

A child I am about to create, travels inside. He will embark on a quest to heal the universe.  That look outside the window (trying to make myself less afraid to fly) gave me hundreds of blank pages begging me to write a tale that is both in and out of this world.  I was still writing when the plane touched down.

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Kissed by Blue Moon - fell to earth and into my computer on a starry, frigid, moon-filled Idaho night.  My inner child was running wild as I stood freezing on our front porch, just to glimpse the magic of falling snow.  The moon broke through the clouds like a protective being in the night sky.  It made me remember what it was like to catch a snowflake on your tongue.  So, I stuck out my tongue.  The world instantly became enchanted. What is more beautiful than a snowflake? Especially a crystal one! What story for children would be complete without a little sibling rivalry, and a whole lot of magic?
 
 
 
 

 

To carry the mantle of "journalist," to have people trust me and open their lives to me is a privilege I treasure every day. I have traversed the globe and interviewed some of the most EXTRAordinary people in the world. What made them extraordinary is that they did not see it in themselves. I got to coax their gifts to the surface. 

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