A menacing, mass-murdering, monstrous tyrant ruled ruthlessly over decades of death and destruction.
All fell at the foot of his castle, until the day his throne was finally toppled, not by a hero of legend, army of assault, or fire-breathing dragon, but by the unstoppable force of thoughts and prayers.
Salman Ansari is writing and illustrating a book of fables. You can follow his writing through his newsletter, Quick Brown Fox, and on Twitter at @daretorant.
I loved visiting the gallery, licking every piece clean with my eager eyes, running home to pour inspiration onto canvas, until that terrible day, when I was asked to critique, and I did, pointing and pontificating to an eager audience, lumbering home stuffed full of applause, but starved of passion.
Salman currently resides in Walnut Creek, California. He’s writing and illustrating his first book — a collection of fables. He also publishes a newsletter on creativity and self-awareness called Quick Brown Fox, and mentors students in the online writing course Write of Passage. He’s inspired by whimsical tales like The Little Prince, which deliver profound wisdom in a playful way.