There are some small things that seem unimportant to the eye, but they are like treasures. Small details that awaken a specific part of us among all the thousands of experiences we carry. Nostalgia can live within people, but also beyond them and time. A cherry tree, for example. In Alison’s cozy home, a row […]

The snow that morning made the house appear to be floating on top of a small white hill. I was greeted at the door with the smiles of four happy girls and a little 4-legged friend. Valentina soon showed me her new carnivorous plant and gave me a brief instruction on its diet of mosquitoes […]

Mom and dad are in the kitchen, listening. The sound of little steps approaches through the room. t’s Rosie looking for Mac, the cat. He hides under the table, but on top of the chairs. His little sister finds him and he jumps on her feet, letting his fur pet the girl who loves him. […]

There was a day on a winter morning when a white tigress named Sprinkle appeared at the door of two little girls’ house. Sprinkle had a pink bow around her neck, and attached to the bow was a pompous cream-colored envelope. Elise screamed, “Mommy, mommy! Come see the tiger that showed up at the door […]