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Fable: Being True to the Best of What You Are

Fable of brother and sister eagles raised with a farmer’s chickens. One likes his lot in life but the other seeks to fulfill her potential.
An integrally informed story of personal transformation. Adapted from memory from a Cherokee story teller. Read by the [...]

Video Poem: Grandma’s Precious Things

I wrote this poem in 2004 for a grandchild. You know who you are. And, you’re still welcome to visit at every opportunity!
Friends, please help me to share this video.
Agents and publishers, this needs to be a picture book. [...]

Story: A Man of Letters

A Man of Letters
by David Satterlee[Inspired by a story told to my sister, Joyce Mock, by my father, Bill Satterlee. (Just to keep family history clear, I "invented" the ending part.)]
“Papaw, will you tell me a story?”
“Sure, sweetie. How about the one where I wrestled alligators, or how about the story of the troll and [...]

Poem: Grandma’s Precious Things

Grandma’s Precious Things
by David Satterlee
I always love when Grandma comesto visit with us here.It’s like a special holidayto have my Grandma near.
I like it when she reads to mewhile sitting on her lap.I like it when she sings a songto me before my nap.
And so one day I told my Momit didn’t seem too fairthat [...]

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