Have you ever seen a peony bush covered with ants? I saw one the other day, and it reminded me of the horror of seeing one for the first time. They were swarming all over dozens of round fuchsia tinged buds on my Mom’s plant – flowers so tightly wadded that I was amazed they…
Category: Creative Writings
The Parable of Little Bird
. Little Bird, as she called herself, once lived a very full life. She spent most of her time in the air, for flying was her most favorite thing to do. She also loved her bird friends very much – the ones the Creator gave to her as gifts. Together they flew back and forth…
While I’m At It – A Short Story
There once lived a widowed farmer who lived alone, and as winter was approaching, he heard about a family on the other side of the mountain who suffered a major crop loss that summer. They were low on food and rumor had it that the children were now ill. He had the idea to make…