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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 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.

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.

Conquering Raven

We present this conquering raven in gratitude for sometimes ravens conquer wolves by Linda M. Crate. Check out this sample, in case we’ve not yet convinced you to read the full poem: tears were my only friends some nights as i hugged my pillow tight for comfort as a lonely elephant holding her tail – sometimes ravens conquer wolves, by Read More

Conquering Raven
We present this conquering raven in gratitude for sometimes ravens conquer wolves by Linda M. Crate. Check out this sample, in case we’ve not yet convinced you to read the full poem:

tears were my only friends
some nights as i hugged my pillow
tight for comfort
as a lonely elephant holding her tail – sometimes ravens conquer wolves, by Linda M. Crate

Elefante Azul

Posted on by Andre

And now, straight from his North American tour, we introduce the luchador El Elefante Azul. He has adopted the costume of his wrestling hero and brings a message: Submit to Elephants Never! Until July 31st we seek submissions of flash fiction, art, poetry, creative nonfiction, reviews, or articles for August and September publication. Pachyderms not required, and we offer prompts Read More

July 4th

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Happy July 4th to all the people and pachyderms of the United States of America! We don’t often feel united these days, and protests seem to happen more than parades. Indeed, to find a song that really moves my patriotism, I look to a musical number from the 1940s. Elephants never admit, but that image of America as savior, guiding Read More

Sweat

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Elewisa stands at the podium, redirecting dangerous questions while keeping on message. The bright, flashing lights bathe him in heat, and the reporters hunger for a juicy story. Yet, Elewisa’s huge, gray feet do not budge. He remains cool, calm, unflappable. Massive ears shiver in the breeze. (Well, almost unflappable.) A solid boulder amid the chaos. And not a drop Read More

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father’s Day

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Today I feel blessed to hug my son and to feel my daughter kick inside her mother’s womb. More, however, I feel blessed to have my father visiting, and to share my family with him. Not everyone can celebrate someone today, and I recognize that others might prefer to ignore the holiday. But on Father’s Day, take time to honor Read More

Donut Day

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Happy National Donut Day to all of my fellow over-worked, pastry-loving Americans! While times seem tough and truth murky, at least we can support deep-fried rings of dough covered in sugar. In fact, we may just need to add a good donut to the list of 5 Foods Elephants Never Forgo. Now, go on out there and get you a Read More

Elephant Aviation

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When composing this week’s Elephants Never Jet, I wanted to allude to famous figures from aviation history. First, Howard Hughes came to mind, principally because he played a big part in The Rocketeer movie. Plus, he has a biopic of his own that you might have heard about. Hughes today has the reputation of an innovator, rebel, and eccentric who Read More