Poetry
— A young poet imagines her future home painted paradise blue, with wind chimes, forsythia, and wandering aromas creating an oasis among city streets.
— A young person reflects on feeling different and alone despite family love, finding solace in writing and stories while navigating an uncertain world.
— A canoe journey down a river becomes a catalog of sensory impressions — from burbling water to wild mint to watchful eagles — preserved as memory.
— A granddaughter listens intently as her grandfather talks about construction and business, finding beauty and hidden lessons in his philosophical approach to work.
— A girl chases chickens away from an outdoor dinner, then later visits them in their coop, stroking them as they settle for sleep.
— A boy secretly rides a magical winged sheep that flies to heaven, then falls and transforms grotesquely before dying.
— A 3-year-old's transcribed vision of becoming the sun, bringing light to darkness, making the world proud with stories that come from the sun itself.