Five and Ten, by a prize-winning poet and novelist, includes a fairy tale, a few poems, and a fable for children illustrated by the author's young daughters.

"The Golden Squirrel" was originally published in "Modern Day Fairy Tales."

"A Fable, " first appeared in "ELM: Eureka Literary Magazine" and nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and subsequently in "The World of English, " China, with Chinese translation.

The poems originally appeared in the following publications: "The Caterpillar, " "Lucid Rhythms, " "Rattle & Rictus, " "The South Carolina Review, " "The Dirigible Balloon, " and "Spring: A Journal of the E.E. Cummings Society.