children

This is the second post in a three-part series sharing surprising and illuminating stories that have so far arisen from the Listening Point project. Read part one: The Fallen Sign. The Lion’s Roar Twice, now, when I’ve gone to hang or replace a sign on a lamppost along a nearby trail, I have had a rather inquisitive visitor stop by. As I hang up the sign, he rides up on his little red bicycle, which is complete with training wheels and flame decals....

I was clearing off my desk yesterday and found a pile of scrap paper left behind by kindergarten students’ collage making. There was something intriguing about the aesthetic of these odd pieces of paper—with their awkward cuts and imperfect edges. I hopped over to the photocopier and scanned them in. Five minutes later, an impromptu eBook was born. [ ](http://gollmar.org/media/SCRAP eBook.pdf) I’d like to return to this idea again at some point....