The Fun Issue (v.11)

through fun and cheerful holidays, or quite
literally from the warm hand of a lover, hot
coffee or your favorite hoodie.
Spring sets in, the snow melts slow and
steady. The sleepy creatures awaken and
experience the refreshing rush of their first
sunkiss. For many, the spring is fun because
it brings hope of summer. Spring in some
states comes unnoticed, for others it is a
dramatic relief. Spring is for lovers and for
products of creativity, fashion, new releases
of music, and fresh vegetation is born.
I am one of those people who dismiss summer
and seek refuge from the overwhelming
heat; but this summer, seemingly for the
first time I had fun
“Fun” she exclaimed as she kayaked far into
Lake Michigan, looked down thirty feet into
the clear water, noticing the bottom and experiencing
the sensation of falling
“Fun” she exclaimed as she ran bare footed,
wild, and childlike, feet burning running
through sand dunes
“Fun” She exclaimed as she ate wild cherries,
raspberries, peaches and plums from the forest
she explored
“Fun” she exclaimed as the summer night set
in, staying up later and later, until sunrise
surprised us all
“Fun” she exclaimed as she kissed someone new