by Theresa Nalini Mohabir-Pennella While the basis of Diwali is Lord Rama returning to the lands after 14 years of exile during which he defeated the demon king, Ravana; for me it is a celebration of my culture and heritage. An acknowledgement of my forefathers. The light of the diyas is calming. The tranquility it evokes re-centers me. It is Read More
Category: B-Sides
Elephants Never Reflect – Vampire Edition
Countess Phantula has arrived to say Happy Halloween to all the pachyderm ghouls and zombies. Just, don’t expect to see her in a mirror. Elephants never reflect. You may also enjoy her elebat form.
Countess Phantula has arrived to say Happy Halloween to all the pachyderm ghouls and zombies. Just, don’t expect to see her in a mirror. Elephants never reflect. You may also enjoy her elebat form.
I still forget
By Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar Today, in the evening, I had gone to the CVS store on the corner Market and Main to buy a bottle of the Airborne pills. A friend had advised me to start taking those in advance before my planned travel to my country, India, next week. It would help bolster my immunity against the change in Read More
Celebratory Collage
To our readers and contributors, thank you for a wonderful first year, from our whole herd! In celebration, we present this collage of memories because, oh, you know. – Elephants Never
To our readers and contributors, thank you for a wonderful first year, from our whole herd!
In celebration, we present this collage of memories because, oh, you know. – Elephants Never
Submissions Wishlist
On October 19, 2018, Elephants Never turns one year old! You may commence with celebratory trumpeting. Now, we don’t mean to seem forward. But while waiting for the caterers, we’ve penned a little birthday wishlist. Behold, therefore, five kinds of submissions we’d like to receive more of in our inbox. Birthday Wishlist More elephant art Paint a pachyderm, draw a Read More
Trees?
While you ponder how pachyderms get into trees, take some time to read Linda M. Crate‘s poem, ‘the last laugh.’ Or peruse our recent trunkated tale about how elephants never outwit. (Do you notice a theme here?) And for some history behind the green-and-white joke card above, check out our brief discussion of ‘Elephant Jokes.’ Now, without further ado, Read More
While you ponder how pachyderms get into trees, take some time to read Linda M. Crate‘s poem, ‘the last laugh.’ Or peruse our recent trunkated tale about how elephants never outwit. (Do you notice a theme here?) And for some history behind the green-and-white joke card above, check out our brief discussion of ‘Elephant Jokes.’
Now, without further ado, you’ve earned an answer about the trees.
Fretful Baking
We present this fretful baking tableau in gratitude for Elephants Never Fret by Roppotucha Greenberg. Here’s one more sample, in case we’ve not yet convinced you to read the full story: I stop feeling guilty for existing. Instead I think: maybe other people are people with stories of their own, my elephantine worries about them notwithstanding. – Elephants Never Fret, Read More
We present this fretful baking tableau in gratitude for Elephants Never Fret by Roppotucha Greenberg. Here’s one more sample, in case we’ve not yet convinced you to read the full story:
I stop feeling guilty for existing. Instead I think: maybe other people are people with stories of their own, my elephantine worries about them notwithstanding. – Elephants Never Fret, Roppotucha Greenberg
Roppotucha also contributed the delightful baker above, while the mug came from Primitive Beginnings.
Things Elephants Never Neglect
15 things elephants never neglect: Their glutes on leg day To moisturize their skin during the dry season Precious pets To inform clients in writing about potential conflicts of interest before engaging new business (lawyer joke, sorry!) Their reading To respond to followers (although we might need work on, um, all those other things) To attend to friends and family Read More
Elephants Never Neglect, Reading
We present these trunk-to-tail pachyderms reading in gratitude for Neglect by Sam Rose. Check out this sample, in case we’ve not yet convinced you to read the full poem: tail to tail, wrapping their heads around each other’s murmurings, they catch the tail end of every tale told end to end like elephant strings – Neglect by Sam Rose And stay Read More
We present these trunk-to-tail pachyderms reading in gratitude for Neglect by Sam Rose. Check out this sample, in case we’ve not yet convinced you to read the full poem:
tail to tail, wrapping their heads
around each other’s murmurings,
they catch the tail end of every tale told
end to end like elephant strings – Neglect by Sam Rose
And stay tuned for Things Elephants Never Neglect, coming soon.
Elephants Never Infest, Louse
“Well, the bad news is that you’ve definitely got a Pediculus pachydermis – elephant louse.” “Yuck, totally gross, like it has some weird tentacle thing hanging off the front!” “Yes, you’ve found its trunk. On the plus side, once we remove the louse, you shouldn’t get a recurrence. Elephants never infest.” Don’t forget to read “For the Love of Lice” Read More
“Well, the bad news is that you’ve definitely got a Pediculus pachydermis – elephant louse.”
“Yuck, totally gross, like it has some weird tentacle thing hanging off the front!”
“Yes, you’ve found its trunk. On the plus side, once we remove the louse, you shouldn’t get a recurrence. Elephants never infest.”
Don’t forget to read “For the Love of Lice” by Amy Alexander, a story about facing life’s problems – great and small – as a family.
And check out “Leaving for College” by Kim Luxoro, a parent’s letter to her child about things to never forget.