I planted milkweed roots from Holland to help feed monarch butterflies whose numbers have dwindled greatly these last many years. Some grew tall, some shorter. Pink and white and yellow blooms, but no orange which I was expecting. I saw three monarchs in two months. Then four caterpillars appeared, chomping on the milkweed leaves. After […]
James Kangas
James Kangas is a retired librarian living in Flint, Michigan. His work has appeared in Atlanta Review, Faultline, New York Quarterly, Penn Review, Unbroken, West Branch, et al. His chapbook, Breath of Eden (Sibling Rivalry Press), was published in 2019