Heavy rain came hard enough to swell the stream and carry away whatever lay too close to its banks. A heap of apples went first. Then a pile of horse dung. Downstream they floated together, bobbing in the same current, […]
The Visits That Changed Everything An elderly woman lived alone in a modest cottage where every object held the memory of a life well lived. Time, however, had begun to steal her eyesight. The hearth blurred into shadow. Shelves […]
The Cave Grew Quiet There was once a lion who had ruled the forest for many years. In his youth, the sound of his roar had traveled through the trees before he even appeared. Birds lifted from the branches. […]
When the Sky Became the Road Long ago, during a dry summer, a small pond began to disappear. Day after day, the water sank lower. The reeds browned. The mud cracked beneath the afternoon sun. Fish had long since […]
Two Bags for Every Traveler There is an old fable that says every person begins life with two bags. One hangs in front, where it is easy to see. It is filled with the faults of everyone else. The other […]
A Stranger at the Hearth One winter evening, a man invited a satyr into his home. Outside, the air was bitterly cold. Inside, a small fire crackled in a rough stone hearth, and a pot of soup hung over […]
The Lion Sent Invitations In the old story, a lion fell sick and took to his cave. He was no longer pacing the grasslands or shaking the hills with his roar. He lay in the dimness among the stones, weak […]
A Hole Too Small For Horns A bull was grazing near an old stone wall, large enough to make the ground seem more careful beneath him. His horns curved wide. His shoulders rose like a hill. When he lowered […]
A Different Answer For Today The bat was caught before he had time to think. One moment he was flying through the dim edge of evening, all wing and instinct, and the next he was in the grip of […]
