
Behold, my kindergarten magnum opus, the work that got me selected to attend the North Carolina Young Writers Conference (my elementary school was required to pick 2 kids from each grade). I hadn't yet mastered too vs. to, but hey, I was five.

Also had a little trouble with Z vs. S.

Clearly the beginning of a life-long fascination with language.

The tension builds...

No sugarcoated happy ending for this girl. In my writing I never shy away from the brutal truth: The zoo is scary, you guys! Yiks!