Writing Wednesday - The Adventures of Anise Sweetgum - How It All Started
One Month Before “I’ll remove the spell when he apologizes.” The squealing of a small pig echoed through the book lined walls for the headmaster’s office. “Outrageous!” sputtered Weston Wellington. “I object to this treatment of my son!” “My baby,” cried his wife, Peronell, cradling a small pig in her lap, her sobs almost drowning out the squeals of the animal. The pink pig, with its curly blonde hair, was more interested in escaping his mother’s ample lap and biting the tall, spare woman standing beside the massive desk than being consoled by what was apparently his mother. “Now, if everyone can settle down for a moment, I am sure we can sort it all out,” pleaded Cassius Drake. Standing, the older male really did not want to leave the safety of being behind the desk, Especially with Anise Sweetgum, his top instructor watching him with hard green eyes, disdain for him and the situation clearly written on her face. As headmaster of Hazelwood Academy, he was more...
