Red-Bellied Piranha

piranha

Imagine being thirteen-years-old and put into a bamboo cage the size of a coffin.  This is what … [Read more...]

Electric Eel

electric eel

Electric eels are not eels, but fish.  They belong to a large group (Order) of fish called … [Read more...]

Dreams

Red Tail

We have our computers, tablets, and smart phones to get information, but where do people of the … [Read more...]

Healing Plants

Jewel Weed

One of the themes that will often surface in Stories from the Rainforest , because I think it’s … [Read more...]

JJ’s Character

B

I was sitting on my patio swing the other day when a bunch of noisy Blue Jays broke the serenity of … [Read more...]

Thirsty in the Rainforest

L

Why don’t rainforest people carry water when they travel or hunt? I think your first thought is; … [Read more...]

What Scares You?

piranha

I wanted to write a scary scene. What would scare me, I mean really scare me? Knowing I’m in … [Read more...]

Curare

darts

When Cougar hunts in the stories, he uses curare on the tips of darts and arrows. Mark Plotkin … [Read more...]

Blowgun

Cherokee Blowgun

On my last trip to the Smokey Mountains in Western North Carolina, I made a visit to the Oconalufee … [Read more...]

Cougar

Cougar

The character of Cougar in the stories is fun to write. He is young, fourteen-years old, but skilled … [Read more...]