In the Throes of Thursday--A Wee Bit Early for The Spark

My SPARK was Alice in Wonderland.



When I was about seven I wanted to climb into those pages and follow that white rabbit just as Alice did. Since that wasn't possible I started creating my own worlds and climbing into those instead. I still have the book that I read when I was seven and every once in a while I read a passage or two. I'm never disappointed, and I never cease to have a wonderland experience that reminds me why I write stories.



"The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down what seemed to be a very deep well."



And so the journey begins . . . again and again and again. And each time I'm so ready for it and for the Mad Hatter and the hedgehog and the Queen of Hearts.









Sliding on the Edge, C. Lee McKenzie, WestSide Books, Spring '09