Do you ever wonder how a certain thing got its start? Like the number 6? Where did he— or she—come from? And what about all those squiggly punctuation marks? The relaxing period, clever comma, ecstatic exclamation point, sleepy question mark—where did they sprout from? (Inspired by Karen Benke’s book Rip the Page! Adventures in Creative Writing, 2010)
Well, these are questions our talented writers have answered. With the help of wonderful volunteers, our writers have created some of the most inspired stories about where these symbols came from. We combined different shapes—jagged, rectangular, curved—with movements—plummeting, bending, staggering—to create images and stories about the symbols we use every day as writers. Enjoy!
Read our stories from How Things Began
