Stories

Preface People like explanations. We want to know why something happened, and we’ll accept almost any reason. That’s why Why and Because usually take the lead. Every interpretation is a story, but Why and Because lock us inside them, making the story feel real. Match a convincing Why with a logical Because, and we can Read More

Red lived in a pet shop. He loved swimming in lazy swirls around his tiny castle, watching the sparkles from his favorite pebble dance across the floor. Cheerful fish swam nearby. He could see them all around, their bodies bending and stretching as they moved, long and curvy, just like him. Red’s favorite fish to Read More

In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, where the trees touched the sky and the sun danced on the river, there lived a girl named Luana. She ran barefoot, feeling the earth’s pulse beneath her feet. The leaves whispered her name. The vines swayed with her, playful and free. The highest branches called to her, Read More

McMinnville was alive with excitement. The UFO Festival had turned the town into a parade of tinfoil hats, glowing headbands, and inflatable flying saucers. Among the crowd, moving unnoticed, was Mac. Mac wasn’t wearing a costume. He didn’t need one. Before he left his planet, his boss had told him, “You won’t need a disguise. Read More

Two young dolphins named Chehalem and Nehalem lived in the ocean. They loved to explore and play, curious about the world above and below the water. One day, while swimming near a colorful coral reef, they met Eugene, an old sea turtle with many stories to tell. “Why do we live in water but breathe Read More

Orion and Stella had a child named Sparkles. “How should I explore space?” Sparkles asked. “Stay focused,” said Orion. “Go with the flow,” said Stella. A black hole tried to pull her in. Sparkles shined brighter and pushed away. “Dad was right!” she said. Then Sparkles found dancing planets. She joined them. “Mom was right Read More

In our early days, just as the first hint of dawn was beginning to creep up on human civilization, someone smacked a stick against a stone. Lo and behold, the hammer was born. Tribes watched in awe. People grumbled among themselves, convinced this stone-on-a-stick nonsense was the end of times. “There goes the neighborhood,” they Read More

Nibbles lived in the tallest tree in the forest. Every day, he watched the birds fly and dreamed of flying through the sky. One morning, feeling brave, he climbed to the highest branch and jumped. He fell straight down, landing with a thud. His mother helped him up. “Squirrels aren’t meant to fly,” she said Read More

Ada lived in a forest where raccoons kept to themselves. Her tail shimmered with rainbow colors. The other raccoons thought it was too much. “Why can’t you just be like us?” they’d mutter. Ada felt alone. She spent long afternoons by the stream, watching her reflection ripple in the water. One morning, she wandered past Read More

(A sequel to Alone Together.) Nimbin opened the yellow door and stepped into the familiar Blue Space. The Abstractionist looked up. “And?” “They can’t see it,” said Nimbin. “Ah, good! I wanted to show you this.” The old man pulled away a white cloth. “The Toy Maker’s Model.” Underneath lay a tiny world with train Read More

In a red forest, there lived a little leaf named Leif. Leif was very curious. He always wondered how leaves could float through the air like magic. Most leaves felt like something invisible was holding them still. They didn’t like it one bit. But Leif was different. One windy day, a playful breeze lifted Leif Read More

The villages of Fira and Oia sat on opposite sides of a snowy island, linked by a single trail. Swift racing teams pulled sleds back and forth. Focused. Eyes locked straight ahead. Aspen had a different kind of crew. His were strays. While racers stared down the path, his noticed everything else—wind patterns, side paths, Read More

Nimbin lived in the Kingdom of Meaning. Here, kids went to school, played games, and watched the sun come up every morning. The grass was soft under his feet. Birds sang. After it rained, the flowers smelled amazing. But something felt off. School was hard. Friends said things that confused him. The weather changed without Read More