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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

Elephants in 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, you’ve earned an answer about the trees.

Elephants in Trees Answer

the last laugh

the last laugh

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by Linda M. Crate i don’t languish in the fact that i met you, but i do regret that i couldn’t see through the gauzy fabric of your lies; but a starving heart is so hungry she’ll devour anything that she hears so it was with you— i fell so hard and fast that i could not stop my love Read More

Outwit

Outwit

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Ephsta had just reached the tree line when her walkie-talkie crackled. “Everybody in position?” asked the blue team leader. Ephsta joined the series of affirmative sound-offs. “Great. Now remember,” the leader continued, “we’re at the boundary of the red base. So they could be anywhere from here on in.” Ephsta tensed and immediately perked up her flopping ears. “And most importantly, we Read More

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

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, Roppotucha Greenberg

Roppotucha also contributed the delightful baker above, while the mug came from Primitive Beginnings.

Elephants Never Fret

Elephants Never Fret

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by Roppotucha Greenberg She takes my death out of the oven, wraps it in a clean towel, and smiles. “Drink your tea,” she says, “let it rest a bit.” The thing in the towel and I rest a little bit. I came because therapy feels like drowning. The mug laughs at me as I drink. This feels good.  “I am Read More

Things Elephants Never Neglect

Things Elephants Never Neglect

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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

Elephants never neglect their 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 tuned for Things Elephants Never Neglect, coming soon.

Neglect

Neglect

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by Sam Rose Wrapping trunks around tails, calves follow their mothers calf to calf, toe to toe keeping up or gently towed 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 tales unfold, friend to friend an elephant has every intent to listen because Read More

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

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” 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.

Regret

Regret

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“No!” Phelaine bellowed, crashing a gray fist down onto the control panel. “The electromagnetic radiation’s fried the jump circuits.” She gestured at the red-flashing screen with her trunk. “We can take off, but we’ll never outrun that thing without jumping!” She trumpeted, a brash, purposeless sound. Then her massive head slumped forward. Above, “that thing” roiled across the monitors. From Read More