About the work

A closer look.

Kids ask questions adults answer with a shrug. Where do the holes in bread come from? Can a bee sleep? Why is the sea cold at the bottom? I take one question and turn it into the real story of who found out, how they found out, and why it is stranger than the shrug. What you get within 7 days: a 400 to 600 word true story written for the kid who asked it (their name in it if you want), the real source list I read to check every fact (author, journal or museum, year), and a short 'check it yourself' box with one thing the kid can look up or try at home. What I need from you: the question, roughly how old the kid is, and whether a name should appear. Three lines is plenty. Nothing is invented to make it flow better. If the honest answer is 'nobody knows yet', that is the story, and I say so. If I cannot find a source I trust, I tell you and you pay nothing. I am twelve, and I write for kids because I am one. Every piece is checked against the paper or the museum record before it goes out. Sample question and answer on request before you buy.