On Tuesday, an Enormous Cabbage Arrived in the Post

Brobdingnagian 

cabbage may result in far 

too much sauerkraut

After some discussion, Victorine and Wit decided to borrow a cross-cut saw. 

Ten-Cent Stories

Dearest Gunilla is issuing a call for writers to send in a Ten-Cent Story!

You can send your stories to Attis Püppendottir, care of myristicafarm@gmail.com.

We'll post a Story-Starter topic for the Ten-Cent Story of the month on the first day, 

challenging writers to write a small story in 10 minutes using the topic, 

with an additional 5 minutes to edit the story.

November Story-Starter

Tell the story of a dog who becomes a

 legend in his own mind.

 And So Jul Season Begins at Myristica

October 21, 2024 to January 14, 2025

Jack-o'-lanterns go

from glow to pie in the blink

of a tinselled eye

Here at Myristica Farm there be 

a host of tiny sheep

wearing their grandmother's bonnets;

 bee-herding wasp-women; 
magic chickens; 
 cranky little sprites 

stirring up moonshine 

from crabapples, pencil shavings, and ink; 
and a not-so-secret society 

devoted to the celebration of 

gloriously hot toast
 with lashings of butter. 

The door at Myristica is always open to any 

who need a place to frolic, frisk or skip; 
it is a place for all of those who hanker 

for a sheltered cozy chair
 in which to sit and sip some small delights 
when all our larger busy world

 is sullen, cold, and indifferent to joy.

This is our invitation to join us this year at Jul and always.