Going to also look at "Green Grow the Lilacs" because there was a copy of it available for a really cheap price at a library yesterday.

"The Wanting Monster: A Tender Modern Fable"

https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/05/02/the-wanting-monster/

"Green Grow The Lilacs"

https://www.okhistory.org/learn/musical1#:~:text=A%20member%20of%20the%20Cherokee,they%20were%20so%20well%2Dwritten.