The Open Arms Baptist Church in Naomi
Wow, that's a mouthful. But it's not much of a church—at least not on the surface. The Open Arms Baptist Church doesn't even meet in a real church building. It used to be a Pick-It-Quick store (p...
The Mistake Tree
The neighborhood kids think Gloria Dump is a witch. And why not? She's got a big gnarly tree in her backyard with clanking whiskey, beer, and wine bottles hanging off it. It's Gloria's mistake tree...
The "Wait-and-See" Tree
So, Opal's over at Gloria's house, and Gloria convinces her to plant a seed. Only she doesn't know what the seed is. Let's check this baby out:What Gloria picked for me to grow was a tree. Or she s...
Littmus Lozenges
Ah, the Littmus Lozenges. (Okay, we're just going to say it: calling candy a lozenge just seems wrong.) Miss Franny Block keeps them stuffed in drawers in her library, and thanks to her, we know th...