The Bridal Altar (A Drabble)

Retold by Joyce Jacobo [Author’s Note: I watched a virtual tour of a section of the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky, reportedly the second oldest tourist attraction in the United States (right after Niagara Falls). One of the stories told by the tour guide was of a rock formation known as “The Bridal Altar,” which

Hope Chest Heirloom (A Poem)

By Joyce Jacobo [Author’s Note: Inspired by the hope chests sometimes passed along from mother to daughter. My mother has one received from my grandmother, filled with small treasures our family has accumulated over the years. It is a wonderful tradition.] Her parents have a large cedar chest    beneath the windowsill in their bedroom