A Salute to a Favorite Author of My Chickens (and one of mine too!) — I was delighted to read this post recently on Medium: I’m On Sale At Smashwords July Summer/Winter Saledkperlmutter.medium.com Books by David Perlmutter are on sale! But time is running out! What is it about David’s books? In my backyard, they are not just “escape the heat” reading for me, but for my chicken as well. They were already…

Innocence at play surrounded by sumptuous wealth and hidden secrets — Throughout most of our search for curious paintings, we have looked at the visually curious, but there are also psychologically curious paintings to be found — even in a quite realistic style. That is, inner psychological workings don’t always need to be portrayed by wildly splattered paint or severely contorted…

Standing up for those loved because of how they have touched your heart — Only one chapter in our Medium newsletter this week because it is an important one — not only for the characters and plot but also for what it says about life as chickens view it. Again there is mention of “the greatest flaw” found in people. …

Building Suspense for Two Great Triumphs — These next two chapters hint that even though Amelia and Pearl have plans to make everything work out the way that they would like, there is a strong possibility that both of their plans will fail. Amelia’s plan depends on the reliability of others who are absent minded and not…

To illustrate or not to illustrate? That is the question This week we are simply sharing an update on our publishing progress. Next week we will have new chapters to share! Over the Independence Day holiday, I had time to think about my current writing project and also begin to…

Even for Chickens! — If you have been a regular reader of my stories about the chickens who have lived in my backyard (and some of those who still do), you’ll remember this group of six from back in July of 2017. A Who’s Who of Chickens The white chickens with black markings are Brahmas with The Emperor…

The dangly bits In our search for curious paintings throughout art history, we came upon this interesting work of art by Frans Floris, a Flemish painter, print artist, and tapestry designer. The density of the all-over image from this week’s featured masterpiece has the potential for something quite grand and beautifully detailed to…

And demonstrates her truly heroic heart — These two chapters — which truly belong together even if read on two separate occasions — are Emily at her very best! She has come so far from the hesitant little one who asked, “Why do you always draw me small?” …

Amelia develops her own kind of leadership — When Amelia had met The Raven With Blue Eyes, at Mayflower’s home in the trees, she had been told that she was not ready to join and fly with The Raven and her Squadron of Crows. This was disappointing to Amelia. With all the suffering she saw in The Blue…