Friday, May 3, 2024
“So, you took in another kid?” Greg asked me, hanging over the fence and staring up at the horizon. It was a bright Tuesday afternoon, just two days since Gwenllian had arrived on the farm. We’d taken in Felix too, but I really hadn’t talked much with either of them. […]
Plymouth, 1621. Pilgrims, who had arrived on the Mayflower one year earlier, and a handful of Native Americans from nearby tribes gather to celebrate a successful harvest with an extravagant feast. Three days long, the event includes many of the traditional Thanksgiving foods Americans enjoy today: pies, mashed potatoes, cranberry […]
“No one mourns the wicked!” Many people know the story of The Wizard of Oz and, of course, that the Wicked Witch of the West, the evil character, tries to kidnap Dorothy. Yet many people don’t look deeper into the story. Why was the wicked witch evil? Why was she […]
I awoke the next morning to find Gram sitting on the edge of my bed, stroking my hair. She does this when she has something rather momentous to tell me, but I guessed I already knew what she would say. And I was right. “The sheriffs are looking into the […]
When summer’s flowers fade away and its lush green leaves start melting into vibrant oranges and red, you know that fall has come. Cool breezes sweep in, leaves blanket the ground, and rich, brown pinecones fall from their trees. While these pinecones are quite beautiful on their own, making them […]