Elise finally succumbed to exhaustion just as the plane was circling Schiphol Airport. She was flying from New York to Amsterdam to visit an aging uncle. Elise had never left the U.S. before, had ... [+]
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.
