The Scarecrow Village

When I was growing up I was lucky enough to land in an elementary school that favored the arts. We spent much of our time reading, crafting, and writing. They had their own binding system which, at the time, seemed like the pinnacle of technology, and when you finished writing a story, your nook was sent off to the "publishers" where it was laminated and bound. In my office sits a collection of stories I wrote in second, third, and fourth grade - classics. With Fall in full swing, here is: