Purple Roots

Dirt splattered everywhere as the ziekril tore free of the earth. Brown topsoil rained down from the rough edges of the elongated purple tubor. After a brief dusting off, the root went into a basket. Tammy snuck a peak at the other workers. Nobody was looking, so the next vegetable went into her mouth after […]

Scenes in Nature

June 15th is Nature Photography Day. The North American Nature Photography Associationcelebrates nature photography, along with many others. Use the hashtage #naturephotoday to show your support on social media, and most importantly, take photos of nature, whether it is on your phone or a high end camera. Standish Writes is using this day to show […]

Singing Praises for Sewing

“Ow!” Perched high in her tree, Keihil sucked her finger. I’m reduced to behaving like a toddler by this needle. The thought made her grimace, yanking her finger out of her mouth and instead enduring the sharp pain. That was the third time she had pricked her finger, and she was only halfway through this […]

A Little Piece of Metal

Apples tumbled to the ground as Danielle ran towards her home, flustered. My eyes followed her as the camera switched to show her home, already controlled by her bitter stepmother. The movie was called Ever After, and it was a favorite of mine. I had watched it several times with the passionate love of a […]

A D&D Holiday

The First, Best, and Worst D&D characters series is switching to Fridays. Since I celebrate Easter, I decided to skip Easter weekend and give myself a break, eat candy, and do other Easter things within my family’s traditions. This made it a good time to switch my articles to a different day of the week, […]