Juniper Tree Burning is a dazzling meditation on legacy and legend, rebellion and renewal. When Jennie Braverman, formerly known as Juniper Tree Burning, gets news of her brother Sunny Boy Blue's suicide, she flees her new husband and embarks upon a mad dash across the American West toward the site of Sunny's death. Forced to confront the past, Jennie must face the shame of the childhood name she has been so happy to shed. Only after she weaves her way through a tapestry of family sorrows -- poverty, a spider-infested adobe house, and the legacy of her hippie parents -- will Jennie be able to take on her greatest challenge: accepting love.

The Burning Tree, a tale of infinite emotions, depicts various characters who come and go in between but creates a significant impact in the life of Krishna. The way situations and words break him up and he stands up again with the support of people around him with no loss of hope becomes emotionally deep and robust as time passes on. Nature, the ultimate mother of all, helps him heal his scars. No matter how strong one may be, there is something more vigorous than everything; time. Time breaks and heals things, always plays a critical role in people's lives and turns everything around in seconds. Will that one person's efforts give a fruitful response, with all those infinite attempts? What was that tragedy that has happened in their lives? What is that sentence that broke the relation? At what time could we do it? What are those wise words that changed someone's life?

First Fire is an ageless Cherokee myth about the revered water spider in their culture. The story happens in a time when animals could do many of the things that people do. The Creator gave the animals the world to live on, but they were without a source for heat at night. Great Thunder and his sons saw the plight of the animals so he sent lightning down to strike a tree. The tree burst into flames but the tree was on an island. Many animals tried to bring the fire over the water to the shore, but they were all unsuccessful. One small creature, the Water Spider, then volunteered. Curious, the animals said to her “We know you could get there safely, but how would you bring the fire back without getting burned?” Water Spider was successful and to this day, the water spider is revered in Cherokee culture.

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Describes the experiences of a newcomer to the Yukon when he attempts to hike through the snow to reach a mining claim.