Hundreds of daffodils appear each year (of course) in the field behind my house. Until I bought the land, it was pasture for a small herd of cattle. But the presence of the daffodils (and there is other evidence: a cistern, the occasional discovered brick, the level path down to the creek) suggests that there was a house here at one time. Who lived in that house? I wish the land could whisper their names.
About the author
I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.Related Posts
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>Cool pic, Cliff.
–Chris