Child of the Elements

In human prehistory, children who were born early were the evolutionary future, but they needed special care to survive. Kinder is such a child and her mother, Bough, is a fierce defender. But because the father is absent, she offers her child to the Elements. A second child, Huntress, helps them survive by making an alliance with a young wolf. Dangers in prehistory abound as adults are the size of pre-teens today, and they face many predators including non-human primates. Read this story to envision how the "New Ones" survived to become humankind.

Michael Susko, M.S in Counseling Psychology, has been active for several years in advocacy for re-envisioning mental health care. Attending conferences and workshops, he often presented on the meaning of symbolic experiences. In 1991 he edited Cry of the Invisible, a collection of oral histories of persons, homeless or psychiatrically labeled. For several years he served on the board for Maryland Disability Rights, to insure the rights of the disabled. The editor has also published works in psychology, evolutionary biology, and creative fiction.