As a boy, I loved stories by Thornton Burgess, A. A. Milne, and Beatrix Potter. I think they helped me to discover the adventure, the personality, and the dignity in the natural world around me. Since … Read More ...
Fostering Imagination
On Puppies and the Heart of Faërie Stories
My 11-year-old son desperately wants a dog. It is a frequent topic of conversation with many natural on-ramps. Every dog we pass in the park merits a remark on its size, coloring, or temperament—all in comparison, of course, to what his future dog would be like. One thing has become increasingly clear to me through […]
Resources
Midsummer’s Mayhem: Shakespeare, Baking, Magic
A real-world middle-grade fantasy built around the plot of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream? Yes please! Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca is a magical story about a young baker and her family. The Story Eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson is the youngest of four kids in an Indian-American family. Mimi wishes she were talented like her older […]
Warren & the World
The Warren & The World Vol 9, Issue 18
This week, we have a treat at Story Warren—three hummingbird poems by my dear friend Rachel S. Donahue. Rachel has spent much of the past few years digging deeply and planting roots in a home in North Carolina after more than a decade of living the uprooted life of a cross-cultural worker. Her poems are […]
For Kids
Hummingbird Poems: Archilochus colubris III
Archilochus colubris III Eleanor flits, curious, desiring to see the sons of Adam enthroned before her in folding chairs. She hides to drink, but raises a cautious head and weighs the young magi with a single bright eye. She grows braver with each visit. Eleanor flits, hovers dances before them, little knowing she has captured […]