Will Strong Recommends:

I never was much of a reader as a child; it always felt like work to me.  Many years later I love reading.  I'm not sure when the switch occurred but now I can't get enough books to satisfy my appetite.  

I like to tell my friends and family about books that I love because I believe that good things are meant for sharing.  Any entry into my blog entitled "Will Strong Recommends:" will be just that, a recommendation for some book I like.  So if you are crazy like me then you might just like what I like.  Please feel free to ignore all recommendations for any reason.

PS: What you won't find here is criticism.  There are far too many critics in this world.  I say, "Stop criticizing, go create something instead."

Talent Show

This was a fun idea but I'm not sure I pulled off the color quite right. I'm going to take another pass at the color later. Any suggestions?

Language Arts

This is a bit of writing that I did for a group I belong to. We each wrote a story of about 500 words and they have been and continue to be posted on the group's blog one story per day in April. I say any excuse to write is a good excuse.

I got the idea for this one while helping my wife, Tiffany grade papers (she's a sixth grade teacher.) There are some kids in the class whose papers we actually look forward to grading because they are so funny. Sometimes this humor is intentional and other times it is accidental.

This is only a test. Had this been a real homework assignment the spelling and punctuation would have been much worse.





Find the rest of the daily stories here: http://utahchildrenswriters.blogspot.com/

Bunky is Fully Awesome

This is fun stuff.  I didn't illustrate this; that honor goes to my amiga Michelle Weaver.  I just did the writing.

A word about Bunky.  He is half rabbit and half monkey.  Bunky is a stuffed animal that Michelle had when she was just a wee lass growing up on Long Island.  Bunky moved out west with Michelle and has somehow managed to gain a following of devoted fans.  Joe Olson even made a Bunky fan art.  

Don't ask me how these things happen.  They just do.  Enjoy at your own risk.

Foxen

I had a lot of fun with this one. I want to go see some foxes in the wild now.

Foxes and a Bugel

Just a couple of things I'm working on. Stay tuned to this station for further developments including texture and color. (Apologies to anybody I may have ripped off. If you don't see it then it's not really there.)

Behold the Stupid

I was forced into this against my will. This is only partially my fault. Other than that, I offer no explanation or excuse.

Tire Swing

I feel like I'm really starting to get a handle on that elusive beast called "style." It's funny to me that when I stop trying to find my style it jumps out from behind a corner and yells, "Boo!"



I had a ton of fun with this one.