I have written little over 50 riddles for the children’s book. I hope to have 99 solidly good riddles by the time I’m ready to publish. We’ll see. A few samples:
“My hourglass figure is a warning
to anyone approaching my thread,
for, despite my name, I’m not in mourning
for any of my husbands that are dead.”
“My comb is stuck to my head
like a mohawk, wrinkled and red.”
“Despite all of my brushing and toil,
a bad hair day is my endless curse
since my tresses never want to uncoil—
but my stone-cold stare is even worse!”
“I am a thief of the light,
dull by day, but glowing at night.”
“He looks like a man, but is very small,
and lives in the ground, peaceful and quiet,
then he burgles from a mountain hall
while five armies begin to riot.”
Stephen Marshall. Writer, illustrator, layabout. Find him on Amazon, maybe. He has paperback and kindle books listed there. He seems to have a knack for the Romance genre, much to his chagrin. Having pursued Children's literature he is particularly proud of his Children's novel series "Lost And Found", which begins with "Chloe Among The Clover", continues recently with "Stormy Within The Strawberry Patch" and may, in some future potentiality, culminate with "Candice Through The Picket Fence". These are novels for children (including his insistent nephew), but they are also written for adults who are children at heart. His short story collection, "The Eldritch Diaries", centers primarily upon Cosmic Horror and Body Horror, combining Lovecraft's mythos with the motifs of Sigmund Freud. His largest poetry collection, "Broken Crown Kings", contains over two hundred poems and two short novellas concerning the fleeting nature of the world and Man's place within it. Recently he has published a smaller book of poetry concerning Kentucky, Moonshine, and Ghosts called "Moonshine And Spirit Chasers". A much larger collection, entitled '"Nevermore" 99 Rhymes For $0.99' is also available. For those seeking supernatural and folklore, his collection "Weeping Cherry" is available also. The copy in print features original watercolor illustrations.
https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Marshall/e/B07536QKD9?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_fkmrnull_1&qid=1554215427&sr=8-1-fkmrnull
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