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Because... When arts fail, I gotta use my words.

The Secret of Life: A Story Book

11/21/2016

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The Backstory:

I've always said The Muse moves in mysterious ways.

For a while now, I've been volunteering with the Sacramento non-profit organization 916 Ink which promotes youth literacy by empowering students through creative writing. Two semesters ago, I had the opportunity to work with Crystal Linnet:  teacher, mother, explorer, and 916 Ink Wordslinger. During one of our classroom prompts, she dashed off this amazing little poem and it got us thinking...

​Illustrations would be fun.

​Here's what Crystal and I came up with.

The Secret of Life  
Words by Crystal Linnet
Pictures By Caren Halvorsen

The Secret of life, said the Fox, is to outsmart the hunter.
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The secret of life, said The Owl, is to learn to grow wise.
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The secret of life, said the squirrel, is to store up for those long winters.
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The secret of life, said the Salmon, is to swim against the current.
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The secret of life, said the tortoise, is to hide when danger is near.
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The secret of life, said the Dolphin, is to surf life's many waves.
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The secret of life, said the Elephant, is to take care of one another.
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And the secret of life, said the cat?
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Hmmm...
I'm not telling you. You'll have to figure it out yourself.
Now, run to the store, human.

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I'm outta cat food!

The End

10 Comments
Maggie Englund
11/21/2016 10:18:06 am

This is Fantastic! Love it.

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Phill link
11/21/2016 10:59:48 am

Really Fun, Cheers

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Cheree
11/21/2016 11:10:01 am

I absolutely love it! It's perfect!

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Rebecca Ballew
11/21/2016 11:13:54 am

I LOVE IT!! Your paintings are divine and the words are perfect, succinct!

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Wendy
11/21/2016 12:18:32 pm

Perfectly adorable... Such talent all around.

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Ann O'Connell
11/21/2016 07:16:10 pm

You both are amazing and inspiring.

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Stephanie Del Frate
11/21/2016 11:04:01 pm

Beautiful Caren! You never stop amazing me! Beautiful collaboration-your work makes me happy. THANK YOU!

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Rod Butler
11/22/2016 08:15:48 am

Beautiful work! The compositions sing out loud, or serenade in whispers. Or bring a tickle and a laugh, all with your touch and style. Wonderful! I will get one!

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Greta
11/30/2016 11:04:25 am

Whimsical and beautiful!

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Michael Naghten Shanks link
9/13/2023 11:56:31 am

Appreciaate this blog post

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      • warmth of snow
      • no trump cards
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