Tech Tip: Cute Letters

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Today I will be sharing how I add in some cute fonts and other little details to my stories. On my previous storybook post, I added in, "𝒟𝑒𝒶𝓇 𝒹𝒾𝒶𝓇𝓎," I did this by using this website: https://lingojam.com/FancyLetters
I highly recommend going through and looking at all the awesome fonts they have put together on this webpage. It is very easy to use. All you have to do is type in what you want to say and it will generate a bunch of fonts based on what you entered. As you can see from this screenshot I have posted below.  However, maybe you just want to add some cute little details. For this, I recommend the site: https://smiley.cool/lines.php I personally use the lines portion on this site the most. The line and stars I added above are from this site. I also use this to create a cute bio on my Instagram and Twitter!

Microfictions Two Tiny Halloween Stories

Vampire on 10th street:

There is a vampire who lives on my street.
10th street to be exact just as the age I am today.
I know he is a vampire because I only see him at night once the sun sets.
Once I heard a weird noise outside my window but I was too late.
Tonight is Halloween I know he will come out for sure I shall sit and wait outside my bedroom window.
The clock struck twelve AM there he was in bat form right outside.
"Do you believe?" he asked me.
"yes" I replied.



Jack and Cala:

Happy Halloween Jack-O-Lantern, do you think the kids will belive this year?
Why yes Calabaza I do why they must believe to survive.

I love this little image of a bat from my first story and a pumpkin from my second. Picture by: Elisa Riva 

Authors note:

I was inspired by my latest reading to complete two microfictions based on Halloween. The story that inspired me was titled "The Goblin Town".  In this story, there is a group of men stranded on an island with a group of women. These women end up being goblins and the only men who get to leave this island are the ones who believe. Which lead me to come up with these two very short stories based on this one Jataka Tale. For my first story this week I wanted each sentence to have its own space and keeping in the same moral from the original story. I thought writing it from a child's perspective would be easier to keep it under 100 words as well as staying within the Jataka theme. In my second story, I wanted to try and create a new story from the same Jataka Tale as the first story and challenge myself by making this very short. In this story, I wanted the perspective of someone who lives through this every year. I am interested in hearing which very short story is your favorite.

Bibliography:
Twenty Jataka Tales by Noor Inayat (Khan) Story The Goblin Town (1939) 

Reading Week 12 Twenty Jataka Tales (B)

I found this cute image that reminds me of Halloween as well. Picture from: Pixabay

For my second reading this week I was immediately drawn to the story titled The Goblin Town. This title reminds me of one of my favorite holidays Halloween. In a sense, this story reminds me of something a child would write for a Halloween theme story. In this story, some men shipwreck on an island and are greeted by women of the island. These women take in travelers and care for them. However, the twist is the women turn into goblins during the night.

I think this story is very original and a great read. If I was to choose this story to recreate this story into my own telling I would love to do it in a way that would be Halloween themed. For example, I could have a werewolf or other creature only come out on Halloween night. This would be a very fun story to write because the possibilities are endless for me when it comes to this subject in particular. This story also ends with one of my favorite ways which is by saying "They lived happily ever after". This is the best way to end a children's story in my book.

Bibliography:
Twenty Jataka Tales by Noor Inayat (Khan) Story The Goblin Town (1939) 

Reading Week 12 Twenty Jataka Tales (A)

This story tells about how important it is to stand up for what you believe in. Picture by: LPHR Group

For the next upcoming free reading, I have decided to mainly focus on stories I have enjoyed reading the most. Over the past few months, I found myself really able to buckle down and enjoy reading different Jataka Tales. I love working with children and reading the fun stories to them as well. I think by knowing about these tales I will be able to use them in my future. I think this because the tales are able to tell such a great story with good morals in a short amount of time.

I really enjoyed reading the story titles The Master's Test this week. In this story the is a teacher who is asking his pupils to steal for him because he is old and weak. All but one of the kids goes along with his plan. Instead of keeping to himself he brings his feelings up with the teacher and said, "There is always someone watching. Even when I am alone my self is watching." I think this is a great moral to teach to young kids who might be reading this. Learning about yourself and what you want to take out of life is a very important thing to learn. The style of this story captured me too because it feels like it was written many years ago. The author speaks very properly. I am more a laid back writer so speaking like this would be a new challenge I am up for.

Bibliography:
Twenty Jataka Tales by Noor Inayat (Khan) Story The Master's Test. 1939