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 About Dean K. Engel

Dean K. Engel writes poetry, short stories, and plays, including one staged by a community theatre in Chicago. His work has appeared in Secant Publishing, Oprelle Publications, Jade & Compass, Wingless Dreamer, and Beyond Words Literary Magazine, among others. An avid birder, gardener, and two-time cancer survivor, he brings to his writing a sustained interest in the natural world and our place within it.  

The Dandelion Tender

On a bright and cloudless Tuesday with the sun shining in the May sky, Conrad H. Moss knelt in his front yard, his fingers brushing the yellow heads of the dandelions the way you touch something you intend to keep. He stayed there longer than was necessary. Then he went inside and found the warning […]