A Slug Poem (written by my son when he was 3)
A Slug in the grass His head was up He was looking around And suddenly he stopped He saw a tiny spider On his way to the park And they became friends And…
Aw Nuts!
Mama used to let me help her bake cookies. After Jack was down for his nap, Mama would bring out the big mixing bowl and I’d gather the measuring cups and…
In the Vegetable Room
“It’s a debt I must pay. I have accepted that. If I get to speak to you only this once, I am not interested in telling my story, but another. May I?...Two…
Sunday
Sunshine and apple kisses on the front porch. Purple-fingered babies on each lap, crying and laughing. No future thinking at this now, only ruby red grapefruit…
If.
If Jace hadn’t asked Macy’s mother if she could come outside to play, her mother would not have agreed. If Macy wasn’t able to play then she wouldn’t have…
Playground Attack
Aaron was the first child on the playground to discover it. “’Ey!” he shouted. Bonnie turned and noticed it right away. “Bee!” she cried. Carl was next to spot…
BIG
“Fee Fi Fo Fum! Im going to crush you! Just for fun! HAHAHA” laughed the horrendous giant as it made its way to the castle walls. Its toes smashed the village…
The LITTLE things
We both layed, barefoot in the grass, looking at the sky. It was a clear day with no clouds. For a chance it was nice to hang out for a while. I mean, with my…
The Sidewalk Man
The little boy was playing in his sandbox, when he looked up, and saw something strange. There was a man, dressed all in black, just standing there on the…
Her Child
Jessica held her son in her arms. He looked just like his dad, a captain in the US Army, fighting in the 4th WW. Jessica’s husband had been in charge of the…
fly away from the flames, young ones
fly, foolish, fearful children! fly, cast away the shackles that try to hold you down to the ground and spread your raven wings and think not of silly things…
New Tortuga: The Captains' Council
“I’ll see you guys later.” Hannah muttered and ran up the street to her house where her mother was waiting impatiently. Hannah always thought her mother was a…
One Candle For Each
I stride through the hallway. It is the home of my childhood, a place I no longer live in. A small boy, maybe five, runs past me. He is being chased by another…
Children of The Forest
The forest was abandoned by the usual fauna that inhabited its realms. The storm that raged in the midst of the hundreds miles of forest poured an ocean of…
The Funeral
nhcfjdhjvmzj vfdiv ndjvjmzhvkdujvnsivn sk... My feelings exactly on that tragic day. The tiny, rock tumbstone read: ~Noodles~ ~January 7, 2012- June 20, 2012~…
A simple game
The child climbs the trees, dauntless until she falls, like a bird with deformed wings. She touches the kettle despite the steam coming out, because she wants…
Specifics
“You’re going to do whatever I say because you’re in love with Barbara, and if you don’t, I’m going to tell Barbara and then she’ll laugh.” “You can’t make…
GOLDILOCKS-kid story-PART 10-FINAL
Goldilocks starred down at her curls. “Well, I guess that’s alright.” So Mama bear pulled out a dull knife and sheered her hair right up to her ears. Then…
GOLDILOCKS-kid story-PART 9
“Does your mother know where you are?” Mama bear piped up and Goldilocks shook her head. “Does your father know where you are?” Papa bear asked and she again…
GOLDILOCK-kid story-PART 8
Papa bear looked down at the rumpled blankets scattered across his bed. “Someone’s been in here for sure.” Mama Bear huffed as she tried to straighten up her…