finding home
— A space beast who devours endlessly doesn't belong in sky or sea, caught between realms with a roar that breaks doors and disturbs all peace.
— A young poet reflects on the fleeting nature of days, the irreversibility of time, and the pull of home as evening approaches.
— A child imagines living in a tree stump, ready to emerge and dance like moonlight over meadows, finding home in the earth itself.
— A young person resists the world's morning energy, finding comfort instead in rain sounds and the warm cave of bed on a Saturday.
— A nine-year-old Jewish boy is smuggled from Warsaw to Switzerland inside a curtain during WWII, separated from his family but eventually finding hope through a letter confirming their safety.
— A Vietnamese girl named Hoa, overwhelmed by her new American school, runs away to the fields where a mystical connection to nature helps her find peace with her new home.
— A child observes birds soaring through clouds and returning to birdhouses where they know they're free, celebrating their joyful sounds and movements.
— During Hurricane Sandy's blackout, a family lights their first fire, boils water for foot-soaking, and finds calm while wind rages outside their dark house.
— After a killer whale destroys his research ship, a marine biologist and his pet cormorant survive on a deserted island until they can build a raft to escape.
— A meditation on cultural superstitions connects Greek pomegranate-smashing with Chinese number symbolism, finding meaning in how misfortune creates possibility for renewal.