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Category 2021 January

2021 October
How long are you willing to chill?, by Ava

“How long are you willing to chill before you get it?” “Never!” a masked figure growled, “Do it now. Find the girl and make her pay.” As I walked through the dark streets of Bangor Maine, I could hear the… Continue Reading →

2021 January
The Story in the Bark by John

I sat beneath the Storytelling Tree as the rigid bark read out who had been here prior to me First it was me, a five foot three, little brown girl that had a blue bandaid on my knee Before me… Continue Reading →

2021 January
the memory-keeping-book by Emma Malia

Octember 36th I sat beneath the Storytelling Tree. I sat beneath the Storytelling Tree looking up into its branches, craning my neck backwards to follow them as far as I could with my eyes without moving the rest of me…. Continue Reading →

2021 January
The Choice by Liam

I sat beneath the Storytelling Tree. I look up to the branches which weave like the game pick up sticks above me giving a relaxing shade to an otherwise intense sunlight. Where I was on this mountain under this storytelling… Continue Reading →

2021 January
A Sleeper’s Summer Dream by Zachary

I sat beneath the Storytelling TreeWhere no one can hear the words,Words that fill me with such glee,Or the songs, the life, or the chordsThat echo within me, and my heart,Beneath the Storytelling Tree. No one could hear my breaths,Except… Continue Reading →

2021 January
What the Tree Told Me by Grace

I sat beneath the Storytelling Tree and told it my hopes and dreams. The tree told me of the good, the bad and the inbetween. The tree told me of the wars it has won. The bark was its armor… Continue Reading →

2021 January
Kell, the Divine Hero by Lilly

I sat beneath the Storytelling Tree – the coiling, sky-rooting tree – where everything began. Leaf-dappled light spots poured into my view, soft but viciously bright, as the world around me set sharp focus. Green. Everything was green… the endless… Continue Reading →

2021 January
Look Up At The Stars by Sam

I sat beneath the Storytelling Treeunderneath a black blanket of sky. Four months afterpain,loss, distrust, and heartbreak, I finally allow myself to look up at the stars. Within this dark ominous covering, I notice that the saffron and white dots are like pieces of love and art. Wondering, dreaming, and… Continue Reading →

2021 January
The Storytelling Tree

One of my favorite books is the Illustrated Man. I have spent hours with that book through multiple readings, each time, discovering something new in the stories. It’s funny how years can change your perspective. I was on a hike… Continue Reading →

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