November 2019
— Wobbly teeth are like broken legs on an old creaking white chair.
— After moving from a small Canadian coastal town to Houston, Gale struggles with homesickness, remembering her life among pine forests, gray jays, and ocean fishing.
— My secret dream is to soar high like a soccer ball flying into a net and be sort of like the tip of a paint brush.
— A turtle who sees her imagined worlds as real befriends a dog who helps turn her visions into actual houses they can share.
— A young poet reflects on the passage of time, the uniqueness of each day, and the mysterious nature of space in simple, contemplative lines.
— A monarch butterfly loses half her wing crossing a polluted city on her migration to Mexico, but continues on foot, determined to be the first to complete the journey.
— A girl receives a cedar bracelet and a story about courage from her cousin before moving across the country, finding strength to face change.