• Firelight’s Edge

    Firelight gathers a small world around itself, illuminating only what is close. It settles on scattered leaves, pine needles and stone, hands stretched toward warmth.…

  • The Hike to Higher Ground

    Before I moved to the mountains, I traveled to them often. I crossed long stretches of dry, flat land to reach them – miles of…

  • When the River Roars

    I’d come to the river to feel the cool water slip over my feet, but there would be no wading today. The water surged and…

  • Grace That Gathers Like Morning Light

    Morning light arrives gently in the mountains, slipping through the pines in pale gold threads. It touches the forest floor, illluminating dew-kissed moss and stone.…