From The Magic Video Game 3: Mystery of the Island

It was August 2012, and Levi Cranston was, of course, sleeping very soundly on his stomach. Olivia, his sister, had walked into the room because it was 10:30 in the morning, and he needed to wake up.
Victoria, his other sister, came upstairs with her because she had a possible prank up her sleeve. But then, she thought it would be completely futile to do a prank on Levi because he would probably sleep right through it.

Instead, the two girls just watched him sleep.

"Isn't Levi cute when he's sleeping?" Olivia asked her older sister of two years.
"Levi is cute when he's sleeping, but he's also kinda gross," Victoria replied.
"How so?"
"Well, he sometimes drools, and he also sometimes has nosebleeds. Oh, and he often sneezes when he just wakes up."
"I think that's actually kinda cute," Olivia remarked with a shrug.
"Okay," Victoria answered with her hands up in the air as if surrendering.
"I really like it when he sleeps on his stomach."
"I'll give you that. He's pretty cute when sleeping on his stomach."
"You talking about me?" Levi asked his two older sisters, half-awake.
"Morning, Levi!" Olivia exclaimed.

From The Jazzy Island of Dinosaurs 3: The Prehistoric Fiesta

Caleb, Adam, and Cameron Grzedek came up with a very clever way to revise the venue of the Annual Fiesta. Caleb was the one who actually wrote the letter; he wanted to put his excellent writing skills to the test. Adam was the one who made copies of the letters. And Cameron was the one who stuffed the envelopes with the letters.

The three boys were pretty sure that this was all going to work out. Excitement came to them as a surprise. The party was going to be a success, as far as they knew.

The entire posse just had to make sure that the party was going to be successful. And one way of making sure this was the case included reading the letter again before mailing them out to the guests.

The letter read:

To all of our friends,
The venue of the Annual Fiesta has been changed to the humble abode of Dacston T. Rex. The date and time are still the same, however. We greatly apologize for the very short notice, but we hope to see you all at the fiesta.
Sincerely,
Dacston and the Wondersaurs

​Meanwhile, Dacston the T-Rex was on his way to pay a visit to the nearby travel agent. He was hoping to buy four tickets to Costa Rica.

From The Jazzy Island of Dinosaurs 3: The Prehistoric Fiesta

It was March 1, 2013, and Dacston the T-Rex, Valpatic the velociraptor, Jokie the brachiosaurus, and Sammy the stegosaurus were getting ready for a party for Dacston and the Wondersaurs and Prehistoric Rock.

It was not the Annual Fiesta.

The four dinosaurs were adjusting their bowties and looking at themselves in the mirror to make sure nothing was out of place for this party.

Then, Dacston had a huge announcement to make to his friends.

"We are going to a social outing tonight," Dacston said excitedly.
"Is it a bigger or smaller party than what we normally go to?" Valpatic questioned his T-Rex friend.
"A bigger social event. I think it will be fun."
"Who all will be there?"
"I know a few people who will not be there," Dacston replied.
"Who?" Valpatic asked.
"Selfish Arnie."
"And his henchmen?"
"And his henchmen."
"That's good to know."

Hello, everyone!

I know that I have been including snippets of past writing projects for quite a while. However, for this weekend, I would like to take the time to shy away from that and focus all of my attention on the kids in the Rockybado series, especially Brett Ingram. He is the second oldest of the Ingram's, and he doesn't always get a lot of attention.

There are Dawson Allan Wickes Ingram (the oldest), Brett Jason Ingram (the second oldest), David Baker Ingram (the third), Brody Andrew Ingram (the fourth), and Toby Ingram (fifth and adopted). 

Here are ten fun facts about Brett that you may not have known before.

1. In high school, Brett had a crush on a Serbian girl, Olivera Slobodan, who was one of his classmates. He asked her out, and their relationship was very on and off for over ten years.
2. In 2016, a few months before moving to New York City for a new job opportunity, Brett planned to propose to Olivera, but a mutual connection found out about it and told her before Brett could ever pop the question. In the end, Olivera said no.
3. Brett is an accountant, and he is a musician on the side.
4. When he was a senior in high school, Brett had strep throat and ear infections too often, and he had to have his tonsils taken out. For unknown reasons, he was really private about that until just recently. He did not tell any of his friends during that time, and someone had found out and asked him about it. Brett asked that person how he knew about it, and the other person couldn't say.
5. Brett's dream has always been to live in New York City.
6. His dream job is to be a forensics accountant.
7. In summer 2012, all five boys went on a road trip to Minneapolis for a few days. Everything was fine at first, but Brett got very sick on the way home, and they had to pull over on the side of the road since he had to throw up.
8. Brett started college at a public university in Muncie, Indiana. He stayed there for a semester, and did not like it. He came home for another semester and took classes at a local college and had an accounting internship that his parents helped him obtain. He graduated from a private university in Indianapolis.
9. Brett lived in the Logan Square area of Chicago for a little while for an accounting job. He was offered his current accounting job in New York City, and he went for it. According to him, that was the absolute best decision that he could have ever made. He currently lives in Brooklyn with a few friends.
10. For a little under a year, Brett has been dating Olivia Cranston (The Magic Video Game).

Here you go!

Next week, I may or may not have a surprise for you. We'll see....

Welp, have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

You Know Who (The Ballad of the Flying Tomato​)

From Rockybado 3: The Invasion of the Naughty Blue Aliens

David and Brody Ingram had spent an hour and thirty minutes at the pizza joint. They each got their own personal pizza. David had asked for pepperoni, spinach, and olives on his pizza. And Brody had asked for ham and pineapple on his pizza.

And it was one of the best pizzas they have ever had.

Then, David and Brody decided that it would be best to return to Rockybado and everyone else. And now was the perfect time to do so.

​"This trip to Dumigal was interesting," Brody stated.
"Yes, it was," David answered.
"Are we ready to go back to Rockybado's place now?"
"I am. Don't know for sure about you."
"I've been ready since we were kicked out for not wanting sprinkles on our sundaes," Brody replied.
"I was hoping for a sundae," David also replied.
"Well, we will get our share of sundaes soon. I'm sure of it."
"When?"
"Soon."
"How soon?"
"Very soon."