hello people

Hi maybe-future-readers!

I’m G.E. Migay (just call me G), and I’m an aspiring YA fantasy writer. My WIP is an eight book series centered around a team of teens and their dragons as they try to save the world as they know it. This is my first novel (why on earth did I choose to make my first novel part of a series? I’m crazy). I have a tendency to plan overly ambitious projects, but I somehow follow through with most of them.

I’m working on the fifth draft of the first novel — about a third of the way through line editing. I work on my book an hour a day with break days when I feel worn down. I love to do random side projects relating to my novel, like making a map of the world, planning star charts, and exploring the cultures of the different species.

Other than writing, my hobbies include archery, horseback riding, art (mostly acrylic and digital), collecting cool fantasy things, miscellaneous creative projects, and reading. Some book series I enjoy include Percy Jackson and the Olympians (and all of the other Rick Riordanverse books), Fablehaven and Dragonwatch (Brandon Mull), the Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins), and Wings of Fire (Tui T. Sutherland) (because DRAGONS). Some books that have notably influenced my series include Eragon, Harry Potter (of course), Keeper of the Lost Cities, and the aforementioned fantasy series. I read way too much. I’m an INFJ, I love fall, cats, and making tiny origami dragons. Did I mention I love dragons?

Some things I might share here: art of my world or characters, random projects I do, updates on my books’ progress, pictures of my pets, books I’m reading . . . We’ll see what else lol it probably won’t end up as planned.

Ed. Note: Looking for things to do in Memphis this spring? Here is a list of more than 40 Memphis events, festivals, and things to do with kids this spring and early summer.  These events are listed in chronological order. For event series (i.e., the Peabody Rooftop Parties, Redbirds season) I’ve used the start date to determine where this goes int eh list. Got something to add? Tweet at me @ilovememphis and I’ll give you a RT, or add to the blog’s calendar here. I love that there’s something for everyone on this big list – families, music lovers, art aficionados, sports fans, outdoors enthusiasts, foodies. Plus, there are plenty of free and affordable things to do in Memphis we’ve included here. Here’s your 2019 Memphis Spring Events Guide: – Cooper Young Community Farmers Market, First Congo Parking Lot, every Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., free entry, all ages/kid-friendly Cooper Young Community Farmer’s Market meets every Saturday – even in the winter – with local produce, food, handmade goods, coffee, baked goods, and more. Winter hours are from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – MusliMeMFest, Agricenter International, March 30, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., free, all ages/kid-friendly This annual one-day festival, hosted by Muslims in Memphis, features food, shopping, exhibits, entertainment, and children’s activities. – Faux Fest / Fool Fest, Shangri-La Records, March 30, noon – 6 p.m., free to attend, all ages Buy cheap 45s, CDS, and more, plus free live music starting at 2 p.m., including The Faux Killas who release their vinyl album Chiquita on this very day. – Memphis Express v. Orlando Apollos, Liberty Bowl, March 30, kickoff at 1 p.m., $20, all ages, kid-friendly Our very own Association of American Football team plays at home on Saturday, March 30 in an afternoon game. For this matchup, there’s an Express Challenge fitness competition at 10 a.m., pre-game paint party at noon, and a Celebration of Faith during the game. – Condomonium, The Columns, March 30, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m., $55, 21 and up Local designers create stunning fashion pieces made of condoms as a fundraiser for CHOICES.  Check out the living art show, live music, food and cocktails. – Memphis Redbirds 2019 Season, AutoZone Park, starts April 4, prices vary, all ages/kid-friendly The World Championship Winning Redbirds start off the 2019 season on April 4 with a home series against Omaha. Regular season games continue through early September. Go here for the full season schedule. – Memphis Comedy Festival 2019, Various Locations, April 4-7, $10+, 18 or 21+ Dulcé Sloan (The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, E! News Daily) headlines the annual Memphis Comedy Festival, a showcase of standup, improv, games, and more. It’s $60 for an all-access pass, $10 for standup showcases and other shows, and $45 for everything but the headliner. – Broad Avenue Spring Artist Pop-Up, Broad Avenue, April 5, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., free to attend, all ages/kid-friendly A special First Friday on Broad for April means new spring merch and art at all the local shops and galleries on the street. Check out the new skatepark, Society Memphis, plus live jazz guitar at Maximo’s, and more. – Food Truck Fridays, Dixon Galley & Gardens, April 5 – September 27, free, all ages/kid-friendly Enjoy the spring spectacle of 125,000 bulbs all in bloom at the Dixon Galley & Gardens in late March, and don’t forget Tuesdays are PWYC and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon are free. On Fridays from April through September, there will be food trucks from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and the gardens are free during that time. See the food truck schedule here. – Midtown Opera Festival 2019, Playhouse on the Square, April 6-14, $10 per event, all ages Opera Memphis’ festival returns to Playhouse on the Square this year with a new featured opera, “The Falling And The Rising”, and whole slate of other events during this annual celebration of opera – pre-show dinners, Broadway brunch, aerialist performances, Cartoons & Cereal, and much more.  – Memphis Farmers Market Opening Day 2019, G.E. Patterson and S. Front St., April 6, 7 a.m. – 1 p.m., free to enter, all ages/kid-friendly Memphis’ largest farmers market kicks off the season with Opening Day on Saturday, April 6 with food vendors, food trucks, and entertainment. The market happens every Saturday through October.  – River Series, Harbor Town Amphitheater, April 7, April 28, May 19, 3 p.m., $5, all ages/kid-friendly This series of shows, curated by Goner Records, bringing Memphians together to see and celebrate live music in an intimate riverfront venue. Grownups can enjoy great music and beer in an environment where the little ones are welcome. Proceeds benefit The Maria Montessori School. – Memphis 901 FC v. Atlanta United 2, AutoZone Park, April 10, 7 p.m., $10+, all ages/kid-friendly Come one, come all to this highly anticipated soccer matchup downtown. Yes, it’s on a Wednesday, but it’s the ESPN USL Championship Game of the Week, so we need to have full stands and look good for the TVs. Plaza gates will open at 4:30 p.m. for the Plaza Party Happy Hour ($3 Bud Heavy and Bud Light). – Memphis Fashion Week, Various Locations, April 11-13, prices vary, 18+ Memphis Fashion Week brings together local and regional designers, models, photographers, artists, and other fashion industry types for days of exciting runway shows, parties, and boutique events. – Rooftop Parties at Peabody Hotel, April 11 through August, $15, 21 + The season kicks off April 11 with Almost Famous. Dance to live music and enjoy drinks and snacks while partying on the roof of the Downtown hotel. The parties are Thursdays from April through August, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Read more here. – Bookstock Memphis Author’sFestival, Memphis Central Library, April 13, 11 a.m. –  3 p.m., free to enter The annual local author’s festival celebrates the talent we have in the Mid-South and gives you a chance to meet Memphis writers and buy their books. There’s a keynote speech by Lisa Patton and plenty of activities for everyone. Food trucks! – Southern Hot Wing Festival, Tiger Lane, April 13, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., $17 online / $25 at the gate, kids 12 and under free, all ages Cooking teams compete for $5,000 in prize money for the best hot wings in Memphis, and most teams will give out samples for a $1 or $2 donation to Ronald McDonald House. Expect live music, a wing eating contest, a cornhole tourney, and more. Buy tickets online ahead of time and save $8. Vets and military get in free, as do kids 12 and under – there’s a Kids Zone, too. This year, you can get a combo ticket for $30 (!!) that gets you in to both the Hot Wing Fest, and the Memphis Express v. Atlanta Legends game at the Liberty Bowl at 7 p.m.  – Memphis Express v. Atlanta Legends, Liberty Bowl, April 13, 7 p.m., $20+, all ages/kid-friendly For this extra special final Express home game of the season, you can get combo tickets that include admission to the Southern Hot Wing Festival (11 a.m. – 6 p.m.) and the game (kickoff at 7 p.m.). It’s also Pride Night at the Liberty Bowl. – V&E Greenline Art Walk, V&E Greenline, April 13, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., free, all ages Local artists and vendors will line the V&E Greenline in Midtown for the 8th annual V&E Art Walk. In addition to dozens of local artist booths, the festival will have food vendors, kids’ activities, live music and a silent auction. If you’ve never been there, the V&E Greenline is an unpaved trail that starts at Cleveland and North Parkway and runs to Rhodes College. – Overton Square Crawfish Festival, Overton Square, April 13, noon – 6 p.m., free to attend, all ages The annual Overton Square Crawfish Festival is so big that it takes over the whole square, shutting down Madison Ave. for an afternoon of eating, drinking, shopping and live music. Prices for crawfish and drinks vary. – Lucero Family Block Party, Minglewood Hall, April 13, 2 p.m. – 10 p.m., $33+, kids 10 and under free, all ages This is one serious Memphis throw-down. (It’s okay for kids early on, though.) Lucero, plus Will Hoge, Mighty Souls Brass Band, BlackBerry Smoke, and more, plus vendors like Wiseacre and Central BBQ. – Beale Street Wine Race, Beale Street, April 14, 1 p.m., free, 21+ Cheer on your favorite Memphis restaurant workers as they compete in a decidely adult version of elementary school field day, complete with relay races (involving carrying wine over hurdles), a beauty pageant / dance off, and grape-stomping competition. It’s weird and wonderful. Leave the kids at home for this one. – Africa in April, Robert Church Park, April 19 – 21, $5, all ages Enjoy a fun cultural celebration in Robert Church Park during Africa in April. The park will be packed with vendors, food, cultural activities, a parade, live music, and workshops on diversity, entrepreneurship, and health and wellness. This year’s honored country is the Republic of Nigeria. Check out the full schedule here. – Time-Warp Drive-In, Summer Drive-In, April 20, May 18, June 22, dusk to dawn, $10 per person, all ages (parental discretion strongly advised) Black Lodge Video and Malco Theatres present the 6th annual Time Warp Drive In series. April’s movie night is John Hughes themed (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science). May’s movie night is on May 18 and 90s Fantasy themed (Jumanji, Hook, and Small Soliders), and June 22 is weird animated movie night including Heavy Metal, A Scanner Darkly, and more. Do not bring your kids to that one, trust me. – Hopped Festival, Memphis Made Brewing, April 20, 1– 10 p.m., free to enter, 21+ to drink It’s time for the 5th annual celebration of hoppy, springy beers from Memphis Made. If it’s anything like past years, expect a free glass for first few customers, live music, food trucks, and more – and it’s all family and pup friendly. – Kaleidoscope Food Festival, Wiseacre Brewing Co, April 21, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., free, all ages/kid-friendly The 3rd annual Kaleidoscope Festival in Binghampton is a chance to sample food from the multicultural chefs from the neighborhood – including AROMA Kitchen’s East African cuisine, Ibti’s Soup and Catering Sudanese food, Indra’s South Asian Dumplings, and Inspire Community Cafe. Enjoy Wiseacre beer, of course, plus more vendors and dance and cultural performances. It’s free to attend (food + beer for sale) and kids and pets are welcome. Dining Out For Life Week, Various Locations, April 22 – 28, Prices Vary, all ages Support Friends for Life by dining out at different local restaurants, when 25 percent of proceeds will be donated to their mission of supporting those affected by AIDS/HIV.  There are 15 restaurants (and counting) including Beauty Shop, Gray Canary, Dru’s Place, Hog and Hominy, Iris, and more. You must check the schedule, though, it’s not every place very day. Fratelli’s Cafe inside the Botanic Gardens will donate 75 percent of proceeds every day, all week! – Botanical Bars, Memphis Botanic Garden, April 25, 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., $30 members/$40 non-members/21 and up Stop and sip the rosé this summer, while you learn about your rose garden. Enjoy sparkling wine, a “Rosé-rita”, and more, plus speak with experts from the Memphis Rose Society. Botanical Bars continues with other themed nights (cocktails, beer) throughout the year; see the schedule here. – Spirits & Soul Fest, South Main/Old Dominick, April 26 – 27, $100, 21 and up Thirty distilleries from across Tennessee are heading to the South Main Historic Arts District in downtown Memphis for two days of rare spirits tastings, food, live music, and more. Friday night gets you liquor samples at Trolley Night and access to rare bottles for sale. Saturday is a Block Party at Old Dominick with cocktails, music, and food truck food for sale. Read more here. – Roar and Pour, Memphis Zoo, April 26, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m., $125, 21+ This is an exclusive night of dining and drinking with Memphis’ best chefs and mixologists, plus live music. There’s a VIP option that includes hand-rolled Cuban cigars and select bourbons. – Cooper Young Saturday Shop Hop, April 27, 10 a.m.  – 5 p.m., free to attend, all ages/kid-friendly Local restaurants and shops in the neighborhood will offer discounts, giveaways, and refreshments all day in honor of Independent Bookstore Day. – Overton Park Field Day, Overton Park, April 27, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., free, all ages/kid-friendly Overton Park Conservancy invites you to a day of sun, fun, and games on the Greensward. This event is free to enter and includes field day games, beer, food trucks including MEMPopS, Let’s Be Frank, and Firecracker Grille Foodtruck, live music, Overton Park merch for sale, and a raffle with prizes from local businesses. Plus, guided nature walks every hour on the hour ($10, kids under 12 are free). – Down To Earth Festival, Shelby Farms Park, April 27, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., $5 parking, all ages/kid-friendly Celebrate Earth Day at one of the country’s largest urban parks on Saturday, April 27. They’ll have live music, kids’ activities, crafts, eco-friendly vendors, artisans, and more. Rain date is April 28. – Arlington In April, Depot Square in Arlington, April 27, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., free, all ages/kid-friendly Vendors from around the Mid-South will display and sell handmade crafts and boutique items. They’ll have lots of activities, great music, and entertainment. – East Buntyn Art Walk, Midland Avenue, April 27, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., free, all ages Head to Midland Ave between Prescott Street and Reese Street for the 9th annual East Buntyn Art Walk, where residents will turn their front yards into galleries for local and regional artists. Mingle with the neighbors at this kid, people, and pet-friendly event. (Rain date is April 28 from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.) – Mid-South Food Truck Festival, Liberty Bowl Stadium, April 27, 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. $8 adults/$3 gate, all ages/kid-friendly  The Food Truck Festival at Tiger Lane features dozens of regional trucks (each are serving one $5 item plus their regular menu) and DeAngelo Williams Foundation’s ‘Throw-in for a Cure’” Cornhole Tournament. Tickets are just to get in/parking. You have to buy your food and drink. – Edge Motor Fest, 645 Marshall Avenue, April 27, noon – 6 p.m, free, all ages/kid-friendly The new Edge Motor Museum opens on April 27 with a festival celebrating the neighborhood’s automotive history with tons of classic cars, live music, vendors, food trucks, and more. – Taste the Rarity, Wiseacre Brewing, April 27, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., $65 + fees, 21 and up Taste rare craft beers from breweries around the country and celebrate the release of the annual Unicornicopia 2019, with music from the Mighty Souls Brass Band, Griz Line, circus acts, food, games, commemorative taster glass and more. Expect this one to sell out, so get your tix asap. Rain or shine, no dogs.  – Grind City Flow Festival Showcase, Memphis Botanic Garden, April 27, 6 p.m. – midnight., $10 adv./ $15 gate, all ages The Grind City Flow Festival Showcase is selection of performances with hula hoopers, acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, fire twirlers, dancing, and more, with food trucks, vendors, and live music for the whole family.  After 10 p.m., the event becomes 18+. So take the kids home at 10 p.m. Earlier that day, Grind City Flow Fest will host workshops for 18+ in flow aerial, yoga, dance, and more. Those tickets are 75 and that starts at 9 a.m. – 27th Annual Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival, Wagner Place, April 28, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., free, all ages The Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival is the city’s largest, at least by amount of crawfish: during the single day festival, they’ll serve 15,000 pounds. There will also be live music, a gumbo cooking contest, and all manner of crawfish-related activities. Bring a lawn chair and set up camp along the trolley tracks while you eat. Proceeds from the festival benefit Porter-Leath. – Twilight Thursdays, Memphis Botanic Garden, May – September, until sunset, $10 adults/$8 seniors, $5 kids, all ages/kid-friendly  Enjoy extended hours at the Gardens this summer, included with regular admission or free for members. Each week will have a different theme, i.e., plant spotlights or pet-friendly night, so stay tuned for that schedule. – Memphis in May International Festival, Tom Lee Park/Other Locations, May 2019, various prices, all ages A few things in Memphis are certain: summers are sticky, basketball is awesome, and the Memphis in May International Festival is the city’s biggest party. This year, it starts on May 3-5 with the Beale Street Music Festival (check out the band lineup here) and continues throughout the month, including the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (May 15 – 18), Celebrate Memphis (May 25) and the Great American River Run (May 25). This year’s honored country is actually a city, our very own Memphis, Tennessee, in honor of our bicentennial.  – 40th Annual Blues Music Awards, Halloran Center, May 9, 5:30 p.m., $150+, 21 and up This event brings together Blues performers, industry reps, and fans from all over the world to celebrate the best in Blues music. – Memphis Brewfest, Liberty Bowl Stadium, May 11, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m., $48 gen. admission/$100 VIP, 21 and up Try more than 40 local, regional, and national beers at the annual Memphis Brewfest on the field at the Liberty Bowl. They’ll have food trucks, vendors, specialty releases, and Belgian beers from Flying Saucer. – Annual Memphis Greek Festival, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, May 10-11, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. $2 (or canned food donation, all ages/kid-friendly Vendors from around the Mid-South will display and sell handmade crafts and boutique items. They’ll have lots of activities, great music and entertainment. Take a trip to the “little Greek island on Highland” for dancing (don’t worry, there are lessons), a marketplace, tours of the church sanctuary, live music and yes, tons of food. If you can’t stay for dinner, you can always get food in the drive-thru. – 4th Annual Cooper Young Garden Walk, May 18 – May 19, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. $15 before May 5, all ages More than 50 totally unique gardens are on display at homes and businesses in Cooper Young for the fourth annual garden walk on Saturday and Sunday. There will be live gardening demos, educational booths, and garden experts on hand to help you start your own garden. Tickets go up to $20 after May 5. Ticket holders get discounts at select restaurants, too. – Memphis Italian Festival, Marquette Park, May 30 – June 1, all day, $8-$10, all ages Celebrate Memphis’ Italian community with food, games, a cooking contest and more at the Memphis Italian Festival. Similar to BBQ Fest, you have to have an inside connection or be a part of a cooking team in order to eat most of the food or be allowed in a tent. You can also play bocce ball and cornhole and hear live music. Original article by Aisling Maki. Updated by Holly for 2019. Got something to add? Put it on the calendar.  About the Author Aisling Maki is a freelance writer, editor, and public and media relations specialist with awards from The Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists and Public Relations Society of America, as well as several awards for fiction writing. Her work has appeared in publications in more than 20 countries. You can usually find her cheering on the Grizzlies, doing outdoorsy things, or traveling with her daughter, Brídín. They live in Cooper-Young with a dog, a guinea pig and a pair of pet mice. Are you a home owner in Memphis, with a broken garage door? Call ASAP garage door today at 901-461-0385 or checkout https://ift.tt/1B5z3Pc

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BASICS

full name: daphne moon

age: 20

gender: cis female

pronouns: she/her

department: visual arts

HISTORY

there are those destined for bright lights and magazines, or for briefcases and medical reports. those who turn their dreams of touching the stars into fruition—or as close as they can get, working for nasa, becoming astronauts, searching for new planets and galaxies. those who turn fantasy into reality, spinning worlds of color into dresses and skirts flowing like rivers.

you never really pictured yourself as any of that. you never envisioned yourself to be anything, really.

( question: what do you want to be when you grow up? answer: just like my mom question: what’s your mom like? answer: everything i’m not )

your mother is both your rock and your cage, your inspiration and your downfall. in childhood’s eyes, she is a superhero, a single mom taking on the world even when it is fighting against her. she works long shifts as a nurse, so you bounce from after-school care to your neighbor’s living room to your own when your neighbor isn’t around. the apartment is small and you see your mom worrying over bills you don’t understand, but you two make it work. she puts your crayola drawings on the fridge with dollar tree magnets, and you always make sure to tell her your school day because she always asks.

( there comes a point when she stops asking and you stop sharing. )

even in elementary school, she pushes you to do well, double-checking your spelling and math homework when all you’d rather do is play basketball with the kids down the street. sixth grade rolls around and not much has changed: you’re great at p.e. and drama, but your grades in social studies aren’t exactly stellar. you’re popular and talkative and make people laugh, but your mom just wants you to do better in school.

but you just want to make art. you tote around an old canon point-and-shoot you get from your uncle after he notices you playing with it the last time your mother drives you two hours to his house for christmas dinner. you don’t realize it yet, but that camera holds a promise you won’t break to yourself even if you think you will.

( when you blow your wishes up to the sky, you promise yourself this: do what you love no matter what. )

puberty brings a lot of changes, but you don’t expect mom’s new boyfriend. even more unexpected is the wedding that comes one year later. he’s overly nice and tries too hard, but you suppose with your mother’s inclination towards tough love and candor bordering on harsh, you guess they balance each other out. with a double income and a promotion at the hospital, you end up moving from your apartment and into the suburbs. you even get two step-siblings! isn’t this the happy, wholesome family you’ve always wanted?

( no. no. you and your mom were fine on your own. )

step-sibling one and step-sibling two are okay, you suppose. not best friends, but not at each other's’ throats; you all understand that your parents are happy and so you should try to be too. still, it could be a lot better, especially when your new sister is twenty times more perfect than you’ll ever be. star athlete, star student, star everything who spends her free time volunteering and tutoring and walking dogs. meanwhile, you spend your time getting high and barely turning your homework in on the due date—your new high school doesn’t change your habits no matter how much they try to.

daphne has potential, say teachers at parent-teacher conferences, if only she applied herself more. you’re known for talking back and skipping class, for being a disruption. you’re still the girl everyone goes for a laugh and a good time, but you’re barely passing the one AP class you take junior year, and you’re average in all your others. you spend your weekends stealing alcohol from your stepdad’s liquor cabinet and kissing almost strangers in parks after midnight. when you’re seventeen, you look in the mirror and wonder: did your mother really put herself through so much for you to end up like this?

of course, it’s harder when everyone is pushing you in the direction you don’t want to go, when your passion is supposedly misplaced. making movies isn’t going to get you anywhere even if you did win awards for young, aspiring filmmakers, even if you want to spark conversations about the unspoken. even if you want to tell stories about people like you because not every asian is the awkward nerd or the sexy dragon lady. it doesn’t matter if you take pictures of everything and anything, if you capture the giddiness of a couple newly in love or the smile in your friend’s face as you catch her mid-laugh. it doesn’t matter that the money you saved up from your part-time job went into a new lens when your stepsister is two years into her degree at stanford or your cousin has just been hired as a software engineer at google.

what makes you think you can make a career out of a camera? your mother asks you, and you wonder if you two have ever seen each other at all, or if you’ve been too busy piling expectations on each other to take a closer look. either way, you resign yourself to maybe a business or computer science degree; you at least know you really, really suck at bio, so med school’s out of the question.

graduation rolls around and you can’t feel more relieved to throw that cap up in the air. while some classmates head off to start their freshman year at cal poly and usc and columbia, others take a gap year. one of your friends goes backpacking across europe. and you? community college. might as well knock your g.e.’s out before you declare an average degree that’ll pave the way to an average nine-to-five.

it’s halfway through an econ lecture when you ask yourself what the fuck am i doing? you hate this. you’re not meant for business meetings and data entry. you have more fun in the screenwriting elective you took because you had room for it. you decide not to apply to transfer after your two years at the jc are up, and instead book a one-way ticket to the east coast to keep that promise to yourself. your friend in dc needs a roommate, you’ve got the entire summer and maybe more to build an even better portfolio, and if all goes according to plan—which really isn’t your forte—you’ll apply to film school. your parents aren’t sure what you’re doing and you’re not either, but it’s about time you take a risk that doesn’t involve some drunk dare.

the b-side happens on accident. you find it through someone you’ve been following on instagram, and after you watch one performance, you’re hooked. the atmosphere is exhilarating; there’s passion in every spoken word, in every song. it doesn’t take long for you to become one of their videographers, and the long days and late nights you shoot are all worth it. someone once told you a vibrant soul like yours belongs in front of the camera, but you’ve never felt more right behind it.

( question: what do you want to be when you grow up? answer: everything i told myself i’d be. )

( played by JENNIE KIM & penned by IZZIE. )

Behold Rankin/Bass’ first TV special before Rudolph. Return To Oz (1964)

its hand drawn and animated in Canada by E.T. Crawley Studios

4 years after their Tales from The Wizard of Oz tv series.