Publication
The Mainichi
Country
Japan
Section
Haiku in English
Publication Date
July 22, 2025
Editor
Dhugal J. Lindsay
Work Published
standing in sunlight
to speak my truth, a dead leaf
blows into my mouth
Evidence
URL
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250625/p2g/00m/0su/028000c
Publication
The Asahi Shimbun
Country
Japan
Section
Asahi Haikuist Network
Publication Date
April 17, 2026
Work Published
when you are no one
the door opens in your chest
and the forest walks in
URL
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16488792
Status
✓ Verified
Publication
Rockford Register Star
Country
United States
Article Title
New children's books created
Publication Date
August 11, 2012
Author
Rebecca Rose
Subject
Feature article profiling the collaboration between Thomas L. Vaultonburg and illustrator Jenny Mathews on The Toughskin Rhinoceros Wrangler Company. The article discusses their creative partnership, documents that they met through the Rockford Rage Women's Roller Derby—where Vaultonburg was a founding member and Mathews was a skater—and notes that they were already collaborating on additional children's books.
Evidence
URL https://www.rrstar.com/story/entertainment/music/2012/08/11/new-children-s-books-created/44702446007/
Notable Verified Facts
Thomas L. Vaultonburg and Jenny Mathews met through the Rockford Rage Women's Roller Derby.
Vaultonburg was a founding member of the league.
They published the children's book The Toughskin Rhinoceros Wrangler Company in 2012
Other Media
Status
Primary source
Type
Commercial radio advertisement
Writer
Thomas L. Vaultonburg
Station
104.9 The X (WXRX)
Description
Radio commercial written for Castaways on the Rock during Vaultonburg's tenure as general manager. The advertisement promoted the venue and reflects his work in marketing and promotion during the mid-2000s restaurant and bar period.
URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ORL6F9AY5M
Evidence
Original audio recording preserved.
Broadcast on WXRX (104.9 The X), Rockford, Illinois.