Issue #6

How to Read This Issue

Use the color tabs to find the recommended age group for each poem and story. Everything in this issue is family-friendly, but the tabs are a guide for what age group might appreciate a poem or story best.

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= Ages 10+
= Ages 12+

Letter From the Editors

Poems

The Life of Goats
by Ruby Grace Guerrero (age 13)

Autumn Leaves
by Elizabeth Wrobel

Bees
by Phoebe Hernandez (age 11)

A Puppy
by Elizabeth Wrobel

Wormy Day
by Fernando Guerrero (age 12)

Lessons from Grandma
by Nila K. Bartley

The Common Cold
by Pat Severin

The Chorus of the Ol’ Gray Tail
by Chila Woychik

Duck
by Matthew Hernandez (age 13)

Snow Gear
by Pat Severin

Our Snowman
by Pat Severin

Winter Memories
by Elizabeth Wrobel

I Play a Part
by Nila K. Bartley

At His Window
by Maureen Keating

Tabitha’s Carol
by Bernard Pearson

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
by Pat Severin

Kitten and The Village—Two Poems
by Elijah Hong (age 11)

Cooper Boy
by Pat Severin

A Fish Story
by Marcia N. Lynch

Nighttime Butterfly and Snowy Day—Two Poems
by Paul Kaddis (age 12)

If Not for Light
by Charles Hughes

But People Used to Be
by Charles Hughes

Washed
by Marcia N. Lynch

Butterfly
by James Yslas (age 12)

This Poem Wrote Itself
by Marcia N. Lynch

Fishers of Men
by Marcia N. Lynch

Kid Larkin and the Psalm Formerly Known as Swim
by Laurie Klein

Comics

Noah and the Church
by Pat Anderson

Nope
by Marcia N. Lynch

Joke

Jesus and the Disciples
by Fernando Guerrero (age 12)

Stories

God Became Man
by Pat Anderson

The Stone Pillow
by Marcia N. Lynch

Andrew and the Evil Spirit
by Bec Nanayakkara

The Janitor’s Closet
by Mia McDonald (age 11)

Lemonade Angel
by K.G. Song

Beatrix
by Holly Braendlein (age 15)

Time and Temperature Girl
by M. Paul Rains

The Taffy
by Alysia C. Anderson

Katie’s Decision
by Mary Mintz

The Red Slippers
by Marcia N. Lynch

The Darkness
by Adele Nickerson

Art

Flowers
by Phoebe Hernandez (age 11)

Bunnies and Bird—Two Drawings
by Irina Tall (Novikova)

The Vine
by Camilla Yslas (age 9)

A Little Peace of Heaven
by Lauren Murray

Heart Cable Stitch
by Carmen Jackie

Butterflies, Mountains, Boats—Three Paintings
by Shayna Miller

Looking Out Towards Simpson Springs and Barnacles by the Beach—Two Photographs
by Michael Shoemaker

Salt & Light
by Jeff Johnson

Father and Child
by Richard Hanus

Rocking Chair and Boat—Two Pictures
by Marcia N. Lynch

Game

Who am I? —Poetry Edition
Featuring the poetry of Christine Marie Lim Magpile

Recipe

Chocolate Christmas Tree Bark

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Cover Art: Salt & Light by Jeff Johnson.