In Niagara Falls the old Daredevil Museum goes out of business and JoJo, the stuffed chimp kept by the cash register to scare children, moves on.

A shy creature, The Great Abyss did not like being stared at.

“Told you so!” Cholly shouted with a seven-year-old’s self-righteous glee.

The blizzard arrived with a crack so loud Safina could almost see it.

On a Monday morning in October, when the temperature feels falsely warm, a woman pauses by a mail box across from a train station.

Seven leaves whip across the street followed by ghost, goblin, and lion king – sheet, cape, and tail fluttering behind.