The boy looked at the goat. "I can make

The boy looked at the goat. "I can make it to the gate if I run," he thought. But the boy was forgetting rule number 9 from Spotnicks Updated and Revised Guide to Goat Encounters

You cannot run away from a goat. So as the guide would've predicted, the goat chased me down. It pinned me to the ground with its hooves. But then it did something unexpected...

It looked me in the eye for three full seconds, then began to sing Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' in a rich baritone voice. I was stunned. Never in my life have I

experienced such melancholy listening to a carnivorous plant sing

"Let It Snow" on the evening of the first real snowfall of winter 2016-17. Auntie Flo wore her blue coat and matching hat during a snowball fight with Auntie Grace. An old ritual.

Then, we all went inside, and Aunite Flo served us all warm hot cocoa - the best treat for a winter's day. I couldn't wait until Christmas Day. School was already out, and Santa

was only a week away having gotten stranded in Trenton, NJ with sleigh issues. Aunite Flo reassured us that Santa would indeed be delivering presents- just a little late this year.

When April 14th rolled around, the Christmas tree was a pathetic stick in the living room and Santa had yet to come. "Maybe the reindeer had the flu," explained Auntie Flo, but we

forced the moment to its crisis by bleating it out. “I made a wish that Santa was dead and the New Years Fairy killed him for crack money. I am so sorry.”