This is the sixth collection in our ongoing series of mythic nature storytelling, gathered in the fullness of summer, when childhood wonder feels close enough to touch and a small light in the grass can lead us into another world.

Inside, you’ll discover hidden wells where the Sea Ancient keeps what women carry within them. You’ll enter the libraries concealed within trees, where the Ancients have gathered everything the world has ever known and been afraid to forget. You’ll meet the witch who gathers the loose things of summer, the alchemist who listens to flowers, and the witch whose voice rolls across the summer sky.

These pages hold stories of crows and squirrels, butterflies and rainbows, the moon and her daughters. They follow the fireflies who bring the stars close to earth, ask why the sunflower bows, and linger beside daylilies whose whole lives unfold within a single day. Beneath the stream, stones remember. Among the flowers, small creatures carry wishes, light, and the beginnings of stories.