I’m excited to share the following story which was a winner in the 2024 #50PreciousWords contest:
ART FROM DARKNESS: A TRIBUTE TO L.M. MONTGOMERY
by Kamilla Milligan
Strange and quiet child,
abandoned young,
she escapes into imagination—pouring out poems and stories
but piling up “no”s.
Losing her bosom friend.
Exiled from home.
Cheated by publishers.
Family struggling, dysfunctional.
Through it all, she persisted,
building the House of Dreams she never had
For kindred spirits everywhere.
I have a growing pile of completed picture book manuscripts and am currently revising a contemporary middle grade novel that draws from my early high school (not so funny then, but funny now) experiences as a biracial teenager.
I occasionally write about other topics, including fibre arts.
These photos show some of the inspiration for my fantasy nature-based middle-grade book:
