Molly Kay Wolchansky

The Cactus and the Balloon Molly Kay Wolchansky

As the only living product of a barren desert, a singular cactus innately longs for his likeness. What he finds instead, in a seemingly simple red balloon with a string attached, is the antithesis of his likeness. As her beauty is revealed, he becomes so passionately inspired by her, that he is transformed by her very essence. This story embodies the ebb and flow of love as it portrays a relationship that is completely unhindered by the boundaries of prejudice, time, or space as it leads to the ultimate.