I'm not even sure how she got my contact information. But about a year ago, I got an email from Brenda McManus, Head of Media Services at Second Baptist School of Houston, Texas. She wondered if I might be interested in coming down to Houston for a school visit. My initial thought was, "Sure…I'd love to come to Texas, but it's a bit of a hike from Maryland." Brenda didn't flinch. She made it possible for me to fly down to Houston and even set me up in the most unique hotel I've ever been in, the Hotel Indigo. Everyone I met at Second Baptist thanked me for coming, but…really, I was the one who was treated to a special event.
Here are some pics from the event.
Here are some pics from the event.
Photo #1
Photo #2
Photo #3
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Photo #4
Photo #5
Photo #6
Okay, creative visitors to EtDW, what would be a funny caption for any of the photos above?
Much more on this incredible visit in a future post.
I have one for Photo #1
ReplyDeleteMy precious...
Photo #1
ReplyDelete"Aw man...you dented my sword dude..."
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ReplyDeletehoto 1:
ReplyDelete"Aha! I knew it was time well spent polishing this thing! I can see my fans behind me trying to sneak peaks at the new chapters!"
Or how about
"Is this a dagger that I see before me? The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. . ."*
*Shakespeare's Macbeth
I have another one! Photo #6
ReplyDelete"I will now talk a little about my book, The Door Within. Now the main character, Aidan Thomas..."
Caption 6: Mr. Batson finally caught that fly.
ReplyDeletehere's some for pic #1-
ReplyDelete"I wonder what would happen if I pushed really hard on this?
or
"Wow! That was a big splinter!"
Photo #5
ReplyDeleteTwo girls: thinking, "Does my hair look good? I hope my hair looks good. I wonder if my hair looks good?..."
Mr. B: thinking, "Smile for the camera!"
Photo #1: It is at this moment Batson ponders which of the students he is going to kill first...
ReplyDeletePhoto #2: "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you..."
Photo #3: Boatswain! Back to work!
Photo #4: Wayne Thomas Batson, tired of computer glitches, decides to destroy the thing once and for all...
Photo #5: Girls: "Who's this guy standing in the middle of our picture?"
Picture #6: Batson, author of four books, pinches the cheek of his imaginary friend and is heard saying, "Aren't you the cutest thing?"
Great captions! {rolls on floor, cackles like a lunatic}
ReplyDeleteFor #1, I was thinking, "Oh, so that's why they call this the pointy end."
Pic #2: "How to use a sword-Chapter 3: Your sword and you"
ReplyDeletePhoto #1
ReplyDeleteWayne to sword: May I have this dance?
"This my friends may cause a flesh wound!"
ReplyDelete"OWW! Wow thought it was made of plastic!'
Awe, Wayne, those pics are great! I'm not good with coming up with captions and stuff, so I'll leave that alone.
ReplyDelete*sniff* I miss ya man! Weird...I live closer to you than I do to Mr. Davis, and I see him more often! *laughs* *shrugs* OH well...
I will come up with some captions...
ReplyDeletewhen it ishn't midnight...
Photo #6:
ReplyDelete"Avast, ye scurvy naive, you'll do as I say r'else suffer my pinch of eternal pain..."
Photo #5:
ReplyDeleteOut of the corner of her mouth:
"Waaaayynne, I thought we agreed on black shirts; a black cape and white shirt just throws off the whole effect."
Photo #1:
ReplyDelete"Aw darn, I inscribed my lines too small to read inconspicuously."
Whoah, cool book recommendation shelf!
ReplyDeletePhoto #1: Eluding to Boromir in Rivendell...
ReplyDeleteMy sword!
The Blade that cuts and stings... in Wayne Batson's hands.
Still sharp.
Happy Thanksgiving!!! :)
ReplyDeletePhoto 2:
ReplyDeleteTo be, or NOT TO BE!!! To plunge this sword into my chest and horrify these kids, or to live and write another book. That is the question. Hmmm...I shall write another book.
(P.S.) This is all my friend that is sitting next to me's idea!;)