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The Secret Life of Fireflies

Posted on 2023-06-05 by Bartholomew Barker

After a day of sprinkler runningunder the glistening sundark clouds swoop in from the westwith a sudden chilling air. A flash in the darkened skyand thunder menaces from afar.The storm drapes and drenches the grasscompleting our rain dance. With a … Continue reading →

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Luminescence

Posted on 2021-08-16 by Bartholomew Barker

Luminescence I’ve never seen a glowwormbut as a boy I trapped jarfulsof fireflies to serveas nightlights in my bedroom.Even when I threw in a handful of grass,assuming that’s what they ate,they’d never last the night. I don’t see many lightning … Continue reading →

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