Welcome to take flight: short stories by Gracious Listener Today’s short story is an excerpt from a larger project and it was first published in the Maroon Poetry Fest Zine back in 2018. It is largely inspired by my life, and the things that matter most to me and it is dedicated to my friend, mentor - in life and in bees - Rebecca wood. Who, by the way, has created an exciting board game all about the everglades. Her IG: @swampedintheglades Hope you all will be back for the next one, and if any of this resonated. Talk to me about it! @graciouslistener on instagram and at graciouslistener.com