fear
— A child flees to a secret hiding place after her father rejects her attempt at comfort, wrestling with guilt and confusion about his sadness.
— A child traces the day from morning cheer through sunset to a dark night where drops fall outside and nothing returns.
— A cat narrates its elaborate escape from being taken to the vet, until it accidentally speaks English and shocks its humans into submission.
— As conflict between Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces approaches their border town, two childhood friends witness the gradual erosion of their peaceful world through power outages, distant explosions, and rising...
— A boy who sees himself as an elephant struggles with how others perceive his differences, finding solace in a sandbox where he imagines letting worries fall away like sand.
— A poem observing wildfire from a distance, exploring the paralysis of witnessing destruction while remaining safe on a green mountain.
— A girl ventures into a frozen forest, falls through river ice where her brother died, and barely survives the journey home through determination and remembered warnings.
— A girl overcomes her fear to shave her head in solidarity with her grandmother who has cancer, discovering unexpected strength in the act.
— A Jewish girl flees Vienna after Kristallnacht, separated from her family and sent alone to Switzerland while her deported brother's fate remains unknown.
— A meditation on home as the place we return to when tired, hurting, or seeking peace, built through repetitive yearning.