The Realism of Eudora Welty Eudora Welty (April 13,1909 to July 23, 2001) was an American author of short stories and novels, fiction mostly set in the Depression-era of the South. From Jackson, Mississippi, Welty was a celebrated and respected author and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for her novel The Optimist’s Daughter. She Read more…
The Truth About Plum Lake Under Plum Lake by Lionel Davidson is an intriguing book that is filled with ideas and theories beyond our time. “Under Plum Lake is a novel that from the first moment leads us, fascinated and convinced, into a world beyond our imaginings – a novel with the Read more…
PRESENT DAY On a breezy summer morning in Poland, everything was silent. The sky was a dark shade of black and everything was still sound asleep. All that changed when Olivia woke up to the sound of a fury of roosters crowing. She jolted to a sitting position when she realized it was her Read more…
THREE LIMERICKS There was a man from Germany, Who would listen to nobody, Some people then said, Though he’d lost his head, This man could still sing in harmony. There was a man named Beethoven, Who composed music from heaven, But a man named Nell, Cursed his music like hell, This poor, Read more…
THE FAVORITE ALIENS Kreebop, Gorf, Forg, and Paqui Are four very masculine aliens. Saving the Earth, one era at a time. Kreebop has powers like Superman, But is way more advanced, Like eating heaven! Defeating bad things, Like Dr. Chompalomp (Dum Dum DUM) Gorf has max strength Like Mr. Incredible but he Read more…
A lion and tiger make a liger, so what does a horse and zebra make? What’s brown and black and white all over? The zorse! Zorses are one of the world’s many cross-breeds, but this one is very peculiar. Another name for zorses is a zebroid. A zebroid is any animal Read more…
THE COMPELLING PUFFER FISH When you are in danger what do you do? Most species do not blow themselves up when they are in danger. However, the puffer fish is one of the few animals that does blow itself up in self-defense. What other features may this animal hold? What kind of incidents could this Read more…
Anthony Doerr, the author of Idaho’s essay, is an accomplished author of books such as The Shell Collector, About Grace, Seasons in Rome, and recently, Memory Wall. His books have been twice a New York Times Notable Book and once an American Library Association Book of the Year. Doerr also is the author of many short stories, which have won the Rome Prize, four O. Henry prizes, and several others. He also has a column in The Boston Globe and less often writes Op-Eds for The New York Times. In Doerr’s career he has developed an interest for science and the natural world. He frequently writes about nature and reviews scientific books. Doerr has also worked and lived in both Africa and New Zealand where many of his stories take place. He is now residing in Boise, Idaho with his wife and two sons.
From Seed to Fruit The man is scared, this man frightened by the world outside. He walks with a hunched back Looking down at his feet: he never even tries. He hides in his home, wondering what he lacks Then it suddenly comes to his mind: “It’s courage!” He hears something next door, he Read more…
More to Come Seely Place was a second home to me, From the best first day of kindergarten, To the day my first baby tooth came free To the day I learned to read, but then Came sixth grade as well as graduation It was time for 7th grade and middle school This new Read more…
