The Adventures of Katnip: 30
“Why do you think they’re so angry?” John Riley asked.
“Should have read the book,” I said.
Tag: 30 days of creativity
30 Days of Creativity: Day 9–Robots
30 Days of Creativity: Day 8–Clutter
The Adventures of Katnip: 28
“Perhaps all this clutter is indicative of deep inner turmoil,” the doctor suggested.
“This isn’t my clutter,” I said. “All I know is, I found a pearl necklace on the forest floor, put it on, and next thing I know, I wake up here with you.”
“Ach, such dream symbols,” Dr. Freud muttered. Then louder, “Tell me more about this ‘forest.'”
30 Days of Creativity: Day 7–Laughter
30 Days of Creativity: Day 6–Sticks
The Adventures of Katnip: 26
“Why do you want to build a raft?” John Riley asked.
“Before I met you, I received a message telling me I’m on a quest to find Lil Eddy, whatever that is. I’d intended to look for snow eddies in Narnia, but I ended up in Middle Earth. Then I met a shark. I think I’ll look for river eddies instead.”
“If I get waterlogged, we’re in trouble,” John Riley warned.
30 Days of Creativity: Day 5–Mandolin
The Adventures of Katnip: 25
“Have you ever heard of Mount Toberead?” John Riley asked.
“I don’t think so. Where is it?”
“It’s a place where all you have to do is open a cover, and you’ll be welcomed into more wondrous adventures than you could ever imagine.”
“In the old days, there was a place like that in Panem,” I said. “It was called ‘Library.'”
30 Days of Creativity: Day 4–Pineapple
30 Days of Creativity: Day 3–Iron
30 Days of Creativity 2013: Day 2–Spiders
30 Days of Creativity 2013: Day 1–Toys
The Adventures of Katnip: 21
“Sometimes,” I said, “I feel like a monkey in a zoo.”
“We all do,” John Riley assured me.
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This is my fourth year to kick off the summer with creativity thanks to 30 Days of Creativity. The first couple of years my creations were random, and I rarely consulted the 30 Days calendar prompts. Last year I used the calendar to have The Ram direct Monster High dolls in various movie scenes.
This year, I hope to use the calendar as I do simultaneous posts here and to my Flickr set, The Adventures of Katnip. In case you’re not aware, Katnip’s adventures began back in February. She couldn’t understand why she kept being tossed from one universe and time to another until she finally got herself a sidekick, John Riley. John Riley figured out that a verbal cue or reference from Katnip is the reason she’s ended up in the worlds of Middle Earth, Wonderland, Jaws, Mad Magazine, and Firefly, among others. She’s been told she’s on a quest: to find Lil Eddy. But she has no idea what or who Lil Eddy is.
Doing The Adventures of Katnip is a fun way to feature some of the books, movies, music, or TV shows that I’ve enjoyed through the years. I also get to photograph toys and other random things I find around The Compound. I hope you’ll enjoy them, too.
As the 30 Days site begins to post other contributors’ submissions, I’ll include links with my posts. Also, if you go to my Flickr set to see the first 20 photos, I’m sorry the site changed their format so that you can’t easily see the accompanying text unless you click on the photo and scroll down. I don’t like Flickr’s redesign at all.
If you want to participate in 30 Days of Creativity on your blog or other social media, click here for more info.
More Day 1 creations here.