Cover Art by Irina Tall Novikova, Issue #9.
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Letter From the Editors
Poems
- The Happy Octopus
by Marcia N. Lynch
- Going Out on a Limb
by Pat Severin
- No Need to Worry
by Helen Torr
- Give Worries to God
by Fiona Halliday
- A Day at the Fair
by Pat Severin
- Ladybug Acrostic and Hummingbird — Two Poems
by Elijah Hong, age 12
- Kindergarten Cop
by Jason Kirk Bartley
- A Walk in the Rain and In the Distance — Two Poems
by Pearl E. Gaston, age 11
- Little Scientists
by Dabney Baldridge
- Farm Dog
by James Yslas, age 14
- Mudpies and Country Life
by Clara Klein
- Sophia Shingle’s Tea Party
by Jason Kirk Bartley
- The Venomous Beauty
by Julianna Marshall, age 12
- The Swan Escapes Again
by Helen Torr
- Ali’s Favorite Bedtime Story
by Judy Lorenzen
- God’s Arithmetic
by Marcia N. Lynch
- A Lullaby Rondeau
by Gigi Ryan
- The Small Sparrow
by Evangeline Lothian
- Easter Morning
by Marcia N. Lynch
- Caterpillar and Feel — Two Poems
by Kaylah Ortega, age 12
- A Congregation of Umbrellas
by Marcia N. Lynch
- The Cycle of the Twig and Ceiling Fan — Two Poems
by Ocie Barton, age 14
- Chicken
by Jayden Mentado, age 14
- Border Collie
by Matthew Hernandez, age 14
- My Flower Garden and Our American Flag — Two Poems
by Phoebe Hernandez, age 13
- Unique Monarch Butterflies
by Bella Morin, age 12
- Hummingbird Gems
by Fernando Guerrero, age 13
- Watering Sky
by Lori Wall-Holloway
- Nineteen Stars
by Anna Roberts
- Hope
by Fiona Halliday
- A Hug from God and The Lens to My Camera — Two Poems
by Alexa Reese, age 17
- The Lark’s Song
by B.C. Reynolds, age 15
- The Flickering Flame and The Spring Effect — Two Poems
by Paul Kaddis, age 14
- New Beginnings
by Emily Brown, age 17
- What I Would and Come Run with Me, My Friend — Two Poems
by Edy Blamires, age 15
- For Darker Days
by Ada Anne Ohnezeit
Comics
- Mooing Ahead
by Marcia N. Lynch
- Uh Oh!
by Marcia N. Lynch
Riddle
- What Farm Tool Am I?
by Matthew Hernandez, age 14
Jokes
Stories
- Cow Story
by Caleb Scheurwater, age 11
- A Day in My Imaginary Farm
by Faith Morin, age 10
- Hope at Sunrise
by Josephine Ken-Enwerem
- The Owl and the Crow
by Bryant Burroughs
- Fight Rules
by Rachel Michelle Collier
- Bold and Brave
by Kelli J Gavin
- Buddy and Buster
by Michael W. Mann
- Re-Searching Friendship
by Sara Twinkle, age 17
- Stars
by Jenna Bannister, age 14
- Final Fingerprints
by Emily Brown, age 17
- Pottstown Symphony Orchestra
by Marcia N. Lynch
- The Power of Pride
by Holly Braendlein, age 17
- Which One Are You?
by Catherine Valentine
- The Winter
by Stephanie Mathews
Art & Photography
- Frog Photograph
by Janita Scheurwater
- Katydid Photograph
by Phoebe Hernandez, age 13
- Valentine, A Faithful Servant
by Ava Braendlein
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City — Two Photographs
by Alexa Reese, age 17
- It’s a Colorful Life and In His Hands — Two Artworks with Poems
by Diamanté Lavendar
- He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
by Joey McDonald, age 11
- Three Mixed Media Artworks
by Irina Tall Novikova
- Little Astronaut
by Irina Tall Novikova
- We Are All Equal, A Lonely Leaf, and Colors — Three Photographs
by Biagio Fortini
- Spring Sun and Walking the Shore — Two Poetry Artworks
by Lisa C Reynolds and Vivienne Bretherick
Recipe
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