Eggshell Toothpaste and Face Scrub In One

Yes, you read that correctly, and yes, I may be crazy. My kids think so. “Are you putting toothpaste on your face?!” “Yes, I’m putting toothpaste on my face. Show me the rule that says you can’t put toothpaste on your face.” In...

Xanna Beene Chapter 4

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...

Xanna Beene, Chapter 3

  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...

Xanna Beene Chapter 2

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...

And Now For Something Completely Different

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...