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Roy A. Mauritsen

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May 05, 1970

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It was bound to happen, with pictures being worth what they are in words, that a successful creative artist would eventually entertain the idea of writing a novel. Roy's interests were somewhat atypical as a child. Aside from art and science, there were books and movies--science fiction and fantasy themed--and also role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, and a love of fairy tales that started at an early age with a dusty, 1941 hardcover edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Exploring every creative avenue available to him, Roy took every art class he could in school, and also any writing class, especially creative writing. Roy has received several awards in recognition of his artwork. But for this artist-turned-writer, the saying ...more

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	Queen Cinder (Shards of the Glass Slipper, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen Alice (Shards of the Glass Slipper, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mermaids 13: Tales from the Sea by John L. French (editor), Danielle Ackley-McPhail (Goodreads Author), Michael A. Black 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apocalypse 13 by Diane Raetz (editor), Roy A. Mauritsen (Goodreads Author) (contributor), Samantha Mills (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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So... Thailand (part 5) ENP and final thoughts

A Penance for SpeciesWhy would I travel 16,600 miles (roundtrip) to spend a vacation picking up elephant poo?It's a fair question. Maybe it's not for everyone... but maybe you should do it anyway.

Firstly, if you are interested in Elephant Nature Park and you haven't seen "Love & Bananas", that's gonna be required viewing.

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“If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to.”
― Jim Henson, It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider

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“As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.”
― Jim Henson

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“I guess I was wrong when I said I never promised anyone. I promised me.”
― Jim Henson

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