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The Truth About Trevor

The Truth About Trevor

By Leah D'Ettore Jul 12, 2025

Dark secrets lie in murky places. And the lake was nothing if not murky.

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Miguel Who Just Wants to Add Some Glam to the End of the World

Miguel Who Just Wants to Add Some Glam to the End of the World

By Leah D'Ettore Jul 4, 2025

The dense fog that had take to hanging about heavily in the low branches of the jungle canopy had at least one practical upswing - it deeply enhanced a dramatic...

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In Which Beatrix Lies in Wait to Accost Her Neighbours

In Which Beatrix Lies in Wait to Accost Her Neighbours

By Leah D'Ettore Jun 25, 2025

To date, the season had been too wet for even the most enthusiastic of semi-aquatic creatures...

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Stephanie Who Just Wants a Day Free From the Humdrum Crises of Her Neighbours

Stephanie Who Just Wants a Day Free From the Humdrum Crises of Her Neighbours

By Leah D'Ettore Jun 21, 2025

Stephanie wished that there was any perceivable purpose for bear scrunchies. She would rock a scrunchie.

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In Which Reginald Resolves to Maintain His Post Despite the Political Sabotage of the Squirrel Party

In Which Reginald Resolves to Maintain His Post Despite the Political Sabotage of the Squirrel Party

By Leah D'Ettore Jun 14, 2025

When the local Woodland Creatures Association for the Institution of Standards and Governance had decided to elect him as Temporary Overseer of Forest Affairs he had assumed there would be...

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In Which Brad Finds His Destiny and Trevor Loses What Dignity He Thought He Had

In Which Brad Finds His Destiny and Trevor Loses What Dignity He Thought He Had

By Leah D'Ettore Jun 7, 2025

Something about the way the fading sunlight bounced off the clouds, giving the sky a distinctly purplish hue gave Brad a sense of impending fate.

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In Which, Despite Being Sleep Deprived Out of Her Mind, Alex Assures Her Cubs That It's All Going to be OK Provided They Go To Bed

In Which, Despite Being Sleep Deprived Out of Her Mind, Alex Assures Her Cubs That It's All Going to be OK Provided They Go To Bed

By Leah D'Ettore May 31, 2025

Alex sighed again. It was her own fault. You let a crackpot bunny babysit your kids just one time and they come back convinced the sky is out to get...

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Johnathan's Quest For Just One Day of House Maintenance Unimpeded by His Neighbours

Johnathan's Quest For Just One Day of House Maintenance Unimpeded by His Neighbours

By Leah D'Ettore May 25, 2025

Johnathan peered out of his lodge and surveyed his surroundings. He knew better than to be fooled by the stillness. Beneath the lake's serene facade lay a tension. 

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Greeting Cards - A Foray

Greeting Cards - A Foray

By Leah D'Ettore May 18, 2025

As I enter another round of applying for markets and fairs and street corners and what not I decided to try out some different approaches to take advantage of the...

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Spring Update: A Time for Growth

Spring Update: A Time for Growth

By Leah D'Ettore Apr 27, 2025

I haven't made a long-form post for a few weeks as this spring has been a convergence of multiple areas of my life getting busier - some self-imposed and some...

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It's All Going to Be Ok

It's All Going to Be Ok

By Leah D'Ettore Mar 31, 2025

The ice storm that plagued Ontario this weekend, forced us to hibernate all day on Saturday. It was wild to see on Sunday how the ice had just clung to...

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Why Dinosaurs?

Why Dinosaurs?

By Leah D'Ettore Mar 23, 2025

Why did I add dinosaurs to my portfolio? 

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