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Out of the Desert

Out of the Desert

This is a story about an old man who leaves his home in the desert and goes on a sailing adventure to find berries. Things don’t go as planned and he ends up discovering something even sweeter. Food pairing is Blackberry Coffee Cake Muffins.

Nateea’s Quest

Nateea’s Quest

Nateea is a village outcast who is not good at anything. One day feeling lost and worthless, she flees in frustration and meets a clay spirit who asks her for help on a journey to a volcano. Food Pairing is Taro Coconut Mochi.

Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express

Tis the season of holiday parties and winter storms. What if you could hitch a ride on a tropical storm? This poem is swirling with precipitous fun. Food pairing is a tropical parfait of pineapple, mango and coconut.

To Touch the Clouds

To Touch the Clouds

This is a fable-like story about a girl’s adventure to touch the clouds and how her journey triggers the journeys of the individuals she meets along the way. Recipe is Banana Banana Bread.

Stuart the Apple Tree

Stuart the Apple Tree

Have you ever read Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree? It asks us to think about the appropriate relationship between human beings and nature. This story is my exploration of that question. Meet Nilo and his friend Stuart, the apple tree. Food pairing is French Apple Tart.

The Brown Packaging Paper

The Brown Packaging Paper

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! This is a story about a new piece of brown packaging paper on its first delivery job. However, throughout the delivery process, the paper starts to struggle with the reality of the profession – that being packaging paper can be a thankless job. Luckily, not all folks see things in the same way and that is often how creativity is born. Food pairing is Lemon Pound Cake.