This story/poem sold to Turtle magazine in 1990. Melody Mouse Melody, a small, gray mouse, lived inside a people house along with many mousey others: mother, cousins, sisters, brothers. “To be alert, you must be able. The cat may lurk by chair or table,” her mother told small Melody. “So, exercise; eat carefully.” Now, exercise, […]
Jun 18, 2017
My Dad, My Rock
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His character was as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar. He was stubborn and he could be stern. He didn’t talk an awfully lot but he had a keen sense of humor and liked a good joke. And whatever he said, I knew was the truth. The whole world might be wrong, but not my […]
Apr 27, 2017
Dancing Through the Showers
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Have you every tried running through the raindrops and dancing through the showers? Figuratively speaking, that’s what we Cozy Critters did yesterday. Determined not to let the wet and stormy weather get us down, we sat with coffee cups at hand around the hundred year-old table and shared about books, writing, life’s challenges, and our views […]
