There are no donkeys roaming my backyard so I need to scour the internet and books for reference photos of them. I like doing researching for books but sometimes I’m reluctant to look for certain subjects. Donkeys are one of them because it’s guaranteed that I’ll come across a large portions of sad donkey photos – starving donkeys, abused donkeys, donkeys pulling huge carts piled high with stuff, tiny donkeys carrying tourists up and down hillsides, donkeys on garbage piles scavenging for food.

The donkey in the book I’m working on is a magic, immortal donkey but I still think he needs to be imbued with a touch of the eternal donkey sadness.