I spent many years performing all sorts of acrobatic feats, trying to inspire middle school kids to find their voice and write. In my own house, kid writing has blossomed recently, which has been fun to watch.

Couple that with an afternoon whim of tearing apart old calendars, I folded them in half-ish, filled them with blank paper, and ran a simple stitch down the side for a binding. I’ve made mini books before, but there’s something special about these soft-bound wonders.

Tru loves them. He took the first and filled it with proclamations of love for his family and Transformer drawings. Even before he left to go to his grandparents’ house for the night, he grabbed one from the stack and stuffed it in his backpack. Warmed my writing heart. And my sewing machine.

I made four more this afternoon.

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