Tag: Laura E. Richards

Just a Little Kindness: Laura E. Richards’s Short Children’s Story, ‘The Coming of the King’

No matter what evil or wrong we do, kindness rekindles and fans the flames of goodness and virtue in us. Kindness highlights the true worth of our beautiful humanity. In her short story, “The Coming of the King,” Laura E. Richards shows how the kindness that the children at a playground show a tired stranger…


Laura E. Richards’s ‘The Golden Windows’: Finding What’s Truly Important

When we journey out to discover something, we do not always find what we wish or think we need. When the little boy in Laura E. Richards’s short story “The Golden Windows” sets out to find gold and diamonds, he learns that one’s perspective and wonder for life is what is true and worthy. The…


Overcoming Fear: Laura E. Richards’s Short Story, ‘The Shed Chamber’

Fear can paralyze us and prevent us from taking action and courage can overcome its paralyzing force. In her short story, “The Shed Chamber,” Laura E. Richards shows us courage in action and how one young woman overcame her fear. She tells the story of young Nora who leaves home to work for a family…