“Never Take a Snapping Turtle for a Ride” by Sondra Edwards

– “Do not let it get to the pond. It will eat our fish!”

My Ninja Turtle dance began in the pouring rain, my umbrella in one hand and the shovel in the other.

Sondra Edwards, wife, mother of two, grandmother of five, children's minister, and music educator, lives in the mountains of Boone, North Carolina. Now retired, she dabbles in visual arts and creative writing. For the past four years, she has participated in the writing group of Sue Spirit. More recently, she joined a community writing group led by Joseph Bathanti, former NC Poet Laureate and Appalachian State University professor. She is the author of "The Innkeeper's Feast," a Christmas pageant based on the model of a Madrigal Feast. The play is published by Leader Resources.