Camelias and Mrs. Capers

Hello friends. As some of you know, I am from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. A lovely area of the country. When Donna and I bought our first home it was a tiny 900 square feet Accadian shotgun cottage. We lived there at least 11years and did so many things to improve this little house…

False Face and Crooked Nose Healer

Iroquois/ Cayuga/ Seneca Story After the Creator finished his work on Mother Earth, creating all the Standing People (Trees and Grass), the Swimming People (Fish), the Crawling People (Snakes), the Flying People (Birds), the Four Legged People (all Animals) and the Two Legged People (all Human beings), He was sitting on his rainbow and admiring…

The Kingdom of Graceonia – A Fairy Tale (Part 4 of 4)

Chapter 7 – The Journey Everywhere that Connie and Goodwin travelled they saw the same devastation. The Palace was no exception, proving that everyone is basically the same, no matter what their station in life. They spent their days on the road, travelling from village to village, bringing the magical rain. They made sure that…

The Dreamcatcher

Ojibway Nation Story Many years ago, before the settlers and the black robes came to our land, people had plenty of meat, fish, roots and berries to eat. If the animals and other things just about ran out, people moved to another place. But after those other people arrived our people were made to settle…

The Writer Loves Books

OK, the title of this post is perhaps a little silly and I am stating the obvious. There cannot be a writer out there who does not love books, but I am open to comments if you can prove me wrong. Anyway, my point is that I love books. I have always loved books. As…

The Kingdom of Graceonia – A Fairy Tale (Part 3 of 4)

Chapter 5 – The Disconnection After much deliberation Connie decided to walk to the next village in the hope of getting some help. She didn’t know what had happened in her own village and thought that maybe she could find the answers elsewhere. She set out on the long walk, drinking water from the river…

The Girl and the Raven

Haida Nation Story One day a father of a girl returned from fishing on the ocean, he gave the fish to his wife, who cut up and cleaned the fish. The girl took the fat and the liver of the halibut and gave it to the Raven. Every time the father came back from fishing…

The Kingdom of Graceonia – A Fairy Tale (Part 2 of 4)

Chapter 3 – The Invitation The young boy in question was a happy and adventurous soul who loved nothing better than going for long walks with his dog. He loved nature and enjoyed watching the wild animals playing and going about their business. This particular day he was heading in the direction of the border…