October 26, 2025
A square image with a dark, muted, and spooky art style, perfect for a Halloween theme. The image is dominated by deep brown and muted gold tones with the texture of a charcoal drawing on old paper. The central figure is a small child dressed in full metal armor with a brightly glowing orange flame painted on the chest plate. The helmet has two large, round ears, adding a whimsical touch to the knight almost as if it were mixed with mickey mouse. In the hazy background, ghostly silhouettes of a fairy/angel, a witch, and a ghost are faintly visible, giving the image a mysterious, childhood-dreamlike quality. The MockingOwl Roost logo is in the bottom right corner. video game warrior Text: Liam's Costume, Halloween Nonfiction, Martha Ellen
Published by Martha Ellen at October 26, 2025
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Liam’s Costume

His “guy” was some video game warrior I had never seen before nor knew anything about. Not Robin Hood. Not a tiger that permitted the loud, aggressive, in-your-face roaring he loved so much…He wanted his “guy”. And of course “Grammy” would figure it out”
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September 15, 2025
Chopped image of a home at the end of a cul-de-sac - TEXT: Cul-de-Sac Summer Camp, Writing Memories: Creative Nonfiction - Andrea Vasile
Published by Andrea Vasile at September 15, 2025
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Cul-de-Sac Summer Camp

Our camp was boy heavy. The leader was Tony. We would follow him anywhere. He knew all the cool things to do, like leaning on trees with one foot and tossing rocks at fences. There was Luc, a tiny, quirky guy who would engineer all our imaginings into reality.
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April 14, 2025
various yellow Labrador dogs
Published by Donna Kathryn Kelly at April 14, 2025
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The Yellow Labrador Retriever

Despite being an old dog, he never seemed to tire of the winter. The more snow, the better. Bobalou’s celebration of each inaugural snowfall taught me to welcome the winter, to appreciate it as a season of renewal, to breathe in that cold, familiar midwestern chill as if it were a regenerative elixir.
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