There is a character in The Great Disguise Chronicles who I think about more than any other. Not because he is the most active in the story, but because of what he represents. What he quietly insists on, simply by being present. His name is Baba Jaan. Baba Jaan runs The Great Disguise, a costume … Read more
When most people picture the hero of a children’s adventure story, they picture a certain kind of child. Loud, confident, instinctively brave. Someone who runs toward the thing everyone else is running from. Someone who always knows what to do. Ruben is not that child. That wasn’t a creative decision made at a desk. It … Read more
Here is the version of the story I could have told you. A seasoned marketing director in his fifties discovers an unexpected creative calling. He writes a children’s book. It gets published. He reflects warmly on the journey. The End That version is accurate and almost completely useless. So let me tell you the other … Read more