Snow Dragons #fantasy #fiction #winter

“Em, it’s all white outside.”

“Yes Drag, it’s called snow.”

“What’s it like?” my curious dragon eyed the white crystal stuff

“Well let’s go outside and see.” I pulled my snow boots on then my gloves.

“Where are my boots?”

“Drag, they don’t make snow boots for dragons. Sorry.” I was trying not to giggle.

“I don’t have any dragon memories of walking in snow.”

“Well let’s go make some memories.” I pushed him outside the door glad that he remembered to make himself invisible before the neighbors saw us.

“Ohh it’s cold!” I knew he was grinning.

“Eat some.”

“Mmmm it’s like ice cream without flavor.” Just then I felt a big stream of air pass me.

“Not Fair…” I yelled to the sky.

While I had to tromp my way through the snow, my pet dragon was flying above the snow laden trees.

I realized there would be no snow dragons today…

 

Production Mode #amwriting #dragons #fiction

 

“Emily what’s a production?” Drag asked me with a serious look.

“Drag its a word for making something. We are making a book about you.”

“So what does it take to do that?” He squinted his eyes hard trying to think.

“Well, we have all the stories about you that I’ve written” I started counting on my fingers.

“And dragon facts…”

“Yes and dragon facts. Now we will give our ideas to an artist so she can make drawings of  you.”

“Pictures of meeee?” Drag did his happy dragon dance.

“Yep. I even have some baby pictures of you. I think we’re going to put a baby picture on a sticker and maybe a t-shirt.”

“A t-shirt for us to wear?”

“You want a t-shirt of yourself?”

“Of course I do. I can advertise the book for you.”

Emily scratched her head. “Hmm

“I can advertise when I’m invisible.”

“Oh Drag, you are such a good helper. We will see what you can do to help. Either way you’ll get a T-Shirt.”

“Yipee” Drag flew down the hallway to his playroom that was getting smaller by the day.

Things are always more complicated than you thought they’d be when you are trying to raise a dragon in the 21st Century!!!

 

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For those of you who have visited in the past (and new people) we are sorry we had to take all our stories off the site as we might be using them for our book “Bringing Up Drag – Raising a dragon in the 21st Century.” We will keep you posted on our progress. Well Emily will tell you how we are doing.

Cheers

Dragon with a Heart #writing #atozchallenge

I am gaining a new appreciation for my dragon Drag. This little guy has a great heart (for a dragon.) He tries to learn and do his best for his family, he is the last of his species, he lives in a foreign world.

 

Drag’s best friend Emily is very patient and loyal but it is Drag who teaches the family valuable lessons. I think they are learning to enjoy each day more.

I think of the people in my life who each day are wheelchair or bed bound. When I am stuck in bed for days, I get pretty grumpy. They probably tried grumpy and it just made things worse. Though these dear folks can’t fly like a dragon, they sparkle like jewels. There is an understanding that life is dear. Drag will continue to be a kind hearted dragon more so for this adventure with his author and artist being disabled.

 

 

 

Emily goes to the Experts #atozchallenge #fiction #dragons keeper

I can’t show you a picture of Emily as I just got the idea of how I want her to look. She has dirty blond hair that she usually wears in pigtails. She loves to read. She often sneaks the books in her daddy’s library especially now that she has a dragon to raise. The problem is there are no manuals in his library. As a precocious 10 years old, she isn’t going to bother her father about the details. She’s just going to contact someone who “knows.”about caring for, training and feeding dragons.

And what will the “experts” think of such a letter?

When you need expert advice who do you go to???

My Valentine #valentine

 

We celebrated Valentines’s Day at school today. We were asked to write a Valentine so I wrote one to my dragon. He’s never had a Valentine before. He loved the chocolate and the roses. He didn’t know what to do with the card.

 

 

“Don’t eat the card Drag!”

“Ok”  he sauntered off with the card under his wing.

My dad thinks he buried it in the backyard.

Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!!!

When Dragon’s Take Wing #fantasy #zerotohero #drawing

“Daddy, Daddy!”

“Yes Emily.” Dad wore that I’m not sure if this is enthusiastic scream or…   there is “more trouble.”

“Guess what?”

“I can hardly wait to hear.” Well actually news at home these days leaves me rather short of breath.

“He can fly. Drag can fly, well almost. He kinda runs, jumps, flaps and falls on his face, but he’s getting better.”

“Flying? Oh yes flying.” I absently wipe my brow at the thought of a full-grown, flying dragon in my house.

“He told me that he is too heavy for his wings, but his wings will get stronger.”

How much easier would it have been to have gotten a standard poodle? No talking, no wings, no Unknowns. “Oh fantastic, honeeeyyy.”

The last words came out as Drag was careening around the corner eagerly wanting to welcome me home. “That’s a good boy Drag.” His rough tongue lapped up the salt on my hand. “Emily told me you learned new things today. Good dragon.” It’s really unwise to scold a dragon on its first day of flight.

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Thanks to each of you at Zero to Hero who have helped Drag take his first flight. What’s Next? Hopefully 2014 we will have several dragon books out . “Bringing Up Drag (raising a dragon in the 21st Century)” was really a fun offshoot of a 3 book fantasy series that is presently on the editing table. Again we appreciate your input and your visits. Drag whispered that he is sending a virtual tail wag to each of you wonderful WordPress people!!!!

Children Believe in Dragons #news #science #dragons

We were pleased to hear the story of 7 year old Sophie who asked the scientists at CSIRO to make her a dragon. They made Sophie her own Dragon in 3-D. Way to go CSIRO!

We think all adventurous and imaginative children should have their own pet dragon. We have a nice little guy. His name is Drag.  Though he is more work than 5 Great Dane puppies, we love the challenges of “Raising a Dragon in the 21st Century!!!!”

 

“Fairytales don’t tell children that

dragons exist; children already

know that dragons exist.

Fairytales tell children that dragons

can be killed.”

~G.K. Chesterton