Cover Art: Protection by Makenna Berry, Issue #10.
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Letter From the Editors
POEMS
- Our Pet Max
by Jason Moys (age 13)
- Christmas
by Polina Moys
- My Grandpa Is Goofy and Grandpa Story Time — Two Poems
by Clara Klein
- Show & Tell
by Pat Severin
- The Lemonade Stand
by Jason Kirk Bartley
- Forest Fame
by Paul Kaddis (age 14)
- I am Holly
by Holly Elliot (age 9)
- Thanksgiving
by Polina Moys
- When the Husbands Go Fishing, Green Thumb, and The Baptism of Christ — Three Poems
by Arabella Stravitsch (age 14)
- His Hand
by Pat Severin
- They Call Him Johnny Baseball
by Jason Kirk Bartley
- Letter to My Grandson
by Clara Klein
- Where Is Peace?
by Fiona Halliday
- Cherita
by Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
- Wild Thoughts at the Beach
by Emma-Jane Peterson
- Kindness
by Helen Torr
- G.I. Georgie
by Jason Kirk Bartley
- A Wellie Wearing Seal
by Jane Murton-Armer
- Gus Was a Shy Firefly
by Marcia N. Lynch
- A Sea Shanty
by Jane Murton-Armer
- Heaven’s Harness
by Jonathan S. Harris
- The LORD Is My Kelper
by Marcia N. Lynch
- Pandiculation
by Marcia N. Lynch
- Jesus Turns Water into Wine and Jairus’s Daughter — Two Poems
by Liza Grantham
- Blessed Be the Name of Jesus
by Jordan Zuniga
- Golden Hours
by Pearl E. Gaston (age 12)
- Joy
by Paul Van Peenen
- Upon the Mountain’s Crest
by Edy Blamires (age 16)
- That Warm September Day
by Adele McDougall
- The Lord of the Sabbath Rest
by Jordan Zuniga
- My Arch Nemesis
by Holly Braendlein (age 17)
- Autumn Air and Dove Haiku — Two Poems
by Lori Wall-Holloway
- Heart’s Light and Soul Prayer — Two Poems
by Selah Cross (age 16)
- A Smile’s Wealth
by Catherine Cruz (age 16)
- Ungodly Influence
by Jodie Glardon
JOKES
- Dr. Seuss Joke
by Marcia N. Lynch
STORIES
- The Yellow Eraser
by Josephine Ken-Enwerem
- Alexandria
by Evelyn Broad (age 10)
- Of Snakes and Flip-Flops
by Daniel Dore
- Humility on the Soccer Field
by Victoria Cardona
- Zach
by Michael W. Mann
- The Quiet Hero of the Cafeteria
by Victoria Cardona
- Snapshot of Today
by Lillian Keith
- Bethany and the Witch
by Stephanie Mathews
- Before the Rooster Crows
by Morgan Want
- Beatrix’s Living Nightmare
by Holly Braendlein (age 17)
ART & PHOTOGRAPHY
- Fuzzy Dog
by Marcia N. Lynch
- Baby cat lifting a dumbbell
by Grayson Stone (age 7)
- Trust and Protection — Two Artworks
by Makenna Berry
- Have I Got Something On My Beak? and You Would Be Grumpy Too, If It Happened to Em-you — Two Drawings
by Chicken Palmer
- Thinking of You
by Clara Garza (age 16)
- Autumn Leaves
by Marcia N. Lynch
- Garden Tomb in Jerusalem, Church of All Nations at Gethsemane, and Synagogue at Capernaum — Three Photographs
by Leah Johnston (age 16)
- Late Afternoon Meadow, Patio Twilight, and Branches — Three Photographs
by Michael Shoemaker
- Fighting Fire with Fire
by Ava Braendlein
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