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.

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Finding Burpasaurus

Aug 15, 2017 | Middle grade, Short Story

In Finding Burpasaurus, Cassidy, the class president, is wrongly accused of writing in a library book. How will she save her reputation? Food pairing is Scotch Eggs.

To Touch the Clouds

Jul 10, 2017 | Middle grade, Short Story

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

Jun 10, 2017 | Elementary, Short Story

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.