The Stag Who Lived Forever by Bryana Johnson, illustrated by Zach Franzen It was a matter of great importance, and the morning wind that carries the mist and the butterflies carried the news in a kind of dance, like the laugh of the first baby, when it broke into a thousand pieces and was […]

This tale is taken from Marion Florence Lansing, Esquire, and Knight, 1910. Illustration by Zach Franzen —–   —–   —– How St. George Fought the Dragon “And by my pen I will recite St. George’s deeds, an English knight.” Away back in the second century after Christ, many hundred years before the coming of King Arthur, […]

Southy by S.D. Smith, illustrated by Aedan Peterson Southy was a mouse who stared out of windows. One window in particular was his favorite. When the people had gone to bed and the mice were searching through the house for crumbs, he would often ignore the mad scurrying below and sit with his arms under […]

Here is an old story with an old virtue on display, a virtue much-needed in our era. Envy is everywhere to be seen and may often even be found encouraged. If you are like me, you need more than only to be told, “Envy is dangerous,” though we do need that. I need to see […]