To call this elegant metropolis "The City of the Ape" does it a considerable disservice, but it is impossible to avoid. Every time we speak of something being as old as the Ape, we reaffirm the city's ... [+]
Susan Lendroth writes for adults and children, including picture books. She loves history, mystery and finding rhyme in unexpected subjects. "Song of Wind, Song of Light" is on Short Circuit #01, Short Édition's quarterly review.
Wind chimes ring behind our house in random harmony, riffing with each passing bird and thrumming bumblebee. A glass dragon also sways there, seeming mute while wind chimes sing, but sunshine sparks cantos of light from each iridescent wing.