Dec. 3rd, 2008

Helena's Story: An Excerpt

This is my story about what happened to me last year when Mum got ill and Dad and I had to go and stay at Aunt Nan's and I had my weird dream.

It's the first story I've written down, although sometimes I like to make up stories in my head. (This isn't a made-up story, though.) Normally, what I do best is draw, although I can do a lot of other things, too. I can juggle. I can sell popcorn. I can walk a tightrope and I'm an extra clown when we need one -- and, trust me, the Campbell Family Circus pretty much always needs an extra clown.

I call this story MirrorMask and it is written and illustrated by me, Helena Campbell.

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