Okay, so I finish telling wife about this blog post idea, and she says,
That’s cute.
“Cute” is the picture book I originally self-published when I was 16 years old.
It’s crazy because I remember when I wrote its story in English, translated it into Spanish, drew its settings, colored its characters, bound its pages, and covered its hardback.
Beginning to End.
And I did everything in one night. It’s hard to believe but I can remember it all so vividly.
I had perfected procrastinating during my Junior Year of High School, but I needed this Spanish grade – so I paused slumberland to get it done – meaning I didn’t sleep one wink that eve.
I recall the morning of… I’m finishing its final assembly just prior to leaving for school. It’s sprinkling outside. The book is due second period.
Wow. This makes me think of that time I convinced my Spanish teacher on the last day of my Senior Year to give me a D- so I could walk at graduation.
Anyway, you can check out the 25-year-old bilingual, self-publication below, including new commentary by the author. 😆
What a nice memory. Is the basketball in the story real? (just wondering 🙂 Great slideshow!
Hey Kathryn. 🙂 I believe you know the answer to your question about the ball.
Thank you so much for letting me share it with you. 🙂
Very creative. I so wish I had taken Spanish in high school. I took German because in science there are so many German articles. Well it did not work out that great. If I could go back and do it again I would have taken both Spanish and French but then they probably would not have let me do it. Who really cares what grade you made 50 years ago. How come you had to beg for a D-?
John, thanks for checking out this old creative project. Yeah, I wish I had paid attention and attended my Spanish classes so it could have been time well spent. However, I did not really absorb much of the language, and I rarely completed assigned homework, hence the reason I begged for a D-. 🙂