by Daisy | Sep 4, 2015 | Fiction, Xanna Beene
Way back before the cantaloupes had even thought about becoming ripe, back in June, Xanna learned something shocking. It was strawberry time and she’d been reading in her almanac about June’s full moon, which is called the Strawberry Moon. At the end of the article...
by Daisy | Aug 28, 2015 | Fiction, Xanna Beene
Xanna liked to grow what she liked to eat. Standing in the aisle of Buchholz & Daughters Feed and Seed, looking at the colorful packets of beans and greens and tomatoes and peas, she wanted to grow everything. Lots of everything. One packet in particular...
by Daisy | Aug 21, 2015 | Fiction, Xanna Beene
This is chapter 2 of a middle grade fiction story I’m sharing. If you missed chapter 1 and want to catch up, you can read it here. Thanks for reading!—Daisy Chapter 2 A quirk of architecture was responsible for Xanna’s interest in the moon, specifically...
by Daisy | Aug 14, 2015 | Fiction, Xanna Beene
Daisy here. Like many if not most non-fiction folks, I’ve toyed around writing fiction all my life. Lately I’ve been writing what I suppose is a middle-grade novel manuscript. It tells a story of a young girl growing up on a suburban homestead. Since those of you who...
