Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 42.1 — Under the Mountain

CH. 42.1 – Eli was a prisoner in his own body, unable to do anything but obey as Zelda led him down the mountain trail, wading through deep, soft snow. He was soon wet and shivering with cold. His teeth chattered. When he stumbled on a root sticking up through the snow and would have…

Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 22.4 — The Truth about the Donkey

Ch. 22.4 -- Janine took her pack out of the cart and patted the donkey’s head. “Thank you for all your hard work.” The donkey regarded her with large, sorrowful eyes. “You’re the first human I’ve met who could understand me. I used to be a boy. Is there any away you could get a…

Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 22.2 — Janine Meets Fritter

Ch. 22.2 -- The wheels of the cart creaked as they crept up the steep road that corkscrewed back and forth up into the mountains. Janine felt sorry for the little donkey that had to pull such a heavy load, so she got out and walked beside him. Sometimes she pushed the mail cart from…

Black Ice

Book Review: Black Ice -- Becca Fitzpatrick Seventeen-year-old Britt and her best friend, Korbie, head into the Teton Mountains of Wyoming for spring break, looking forward to a fun-filled week of backpacking, lounging at her friend’s family cabin, and staying out of the way of Korbie’s brother, Calvin, who is also her ex-boyfriend. But when…

John Denver

On Saturday my husband and I drove up to Park City to the Deer Valley Music Festival. The night’s performance was Take Me Home - The Music of John Denver. The concert was performed by Jim Curry on guitar, with his wife, Annie, also on guitar, and accompanied by the Utah Symphony with Jerry Steichen…

Alberta Beauty

Hey it’s good to be back home again, Sometimes this old farm feels like a long lost friend, Yes, and hey it’s good to be back home again. John Denver had a way of combining words and music that moves my heart. In this song he describes exactly how I feel about my native land.…