A Chinese Son
In the Spring of 2006, Christina Laughlin, her husband and five year old daughter travelled to China to adopt their two year old son. Walking…
A Latvian Tale of Blood & Treasure
This excerpt is from Article 58 of The Linden Tree & the Legionnaire, an historical fiction series by Diana Mathur. In 1940 Communist occupied Latvia,…
To Be a Mermaid
An Interview with Linden Wolbert Among the oaks and rocky canyons of Topanga lives a real live mermaid. Linden Wolbert is a professional mermaid or…
Bosco’s Christmas
A couple of years ago on Christmas Eve morn, I was on my way to work at the Winter Sports School at Mountain High, the…
Winter Solstice
This Druid witch likes to sit under the oaks and listen. The things that have been told to her this year have been astounding. She…
Meet the Krampus
Meet the Krampus. This ancient alpine Christmas spirit may be the perfect mascot for 2020. America’s Santa Claus knows if you are naughty or nice….
To Lose a Mother
You twist the hot water knob with your toes. In this little house, your husband Enzo built the bathtub on risers so you could see…
The Tehipite Terror 2
I knew I needed rest, but I wasn’t fully aware of how exhausted I’d become. Five days in the wilderness made that patch of soft…
The Seesaw
Little blue-eyed boy couldn’t wait to get to Heaven; Late at night he dreamt of pearly gates that held silky clouds, and waterfalls of happiness….
The Tehipite Terror
Editor’s Note. Ken LaDuke authored the first in our series of stories written by a group of lifelong friends and avid backpackers—Fred Morgan, Lindsay Morgan,…
