On the back inner cover of E.B. White's STUART LITTLE I ran across the following paragraph:

 

Quote: During his lifetime, many young readers asked Mr. White if his stories were true.  In a letter written to be sent to his fans, he answered, "No, they are imaginary tales….But real life is only one kind of life---there is also the life of the imagination. Unquote.

 

My mind raced.  But then, anything is possible.  It's kind of like a parallel life, a parallel imagined life.  Isn't it possible ALL of our life reality starts within the imagination?

 

CLOUD RIDERS plays around with this concept.  The book is written in the first draft and as of January 2005 my second draft will be well underway.

 

Ever notice how cloud shapes turn into different objects and forms?  I stepped into my parallel imagined life and wrote CLOUD RIDERS.  Originally geared toward the Young Adult market, it's evolved into the 12 to 90 crowd.  Perhaps I'm underestimating the over 90 folks, and apologize.  I might also be underestimating the under 12 crowd, and that is, of course, unforgivable.

 

Chances are, if you liked RETURN TO UKOO you'll like CLOUD RIDERS.  Give me a year to receive feedback on my imagination play. 

 

Meanwhile…Be happy.

 

Don Hurst