He Looks Good For His Age

On average, what is the life expectancy of a worm? Normally not too long, a few years, though some have lived for twenty or so. Unless.... you're BILL, The Worm Who Ran Away, in which case you turned 45 in May of 2020.

I was nine years old when I wrote and illustrated "BILL, The Worm Who Ran Away". He was updated in 1985, but it wasn't until 2020 that I finally took the big leap and decided it was time to share Bill with the world. Bill The Worm means A LOT to me. He was really my first story, the story that made me want to be a writer, the story that inspired me to take a course on writing Children's Literature and another class in Illustration.

I spent this past Covid Summer giving Bill The Worm new illustrations. I kept the majority of the story as it was written 45 years ago, though, I admit, I did make some changes so it would be a bit longer than the original version. Still... it was written from the heart of nine-year-old me and I hope, even though it's not Horror, you'll check it out and maybe buy a copy for the child or children in your life!

mybook.to/BTW_RunsAway_Morris

There's already another Bill The Worm story in the works so stay tuned for that big announcement next year!