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Featured Poem: A Visit From St. Nicholas

By Clement Clarke Moore ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and … Read More Featured Poem: A Visit From St. Nicholas

A Poem for Christmas

Merry Christmas to you and yours! For some reason, this poem by Robert Frost has developed an association with Christmas. Thus, I offer it to you and hope that it finds you happy and joyful. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see … Read More A Poem for Christmas

Short Fiction: The Christmas Village

I wrote this story a few days ago, on the plane to Colorado. The idea actually came to me back in November, when I visited the display at Seattle’s Armory Center, but I just now got around to writing it. Hope you enjoy it and Merry Christmas to you and yours! Joseph really didn’t want to be at the Christmas Village on the 23rd … Read More Short Fiction: The Christmas Village

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I Wouldn’t Mind Santa Bringing Me

As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s theme is ten books I wouldn’t mind Santa bringing me. I already gave my parents a list for christmas/my birthday and when my mom saw the books she said, “That’s a lot of books. Why don’t you narrow it down?” At which point I told her the to-read list I keep … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I Wouldn’t Mind Santa Bringing Me

What Santa Brought Me…

IQ84 by Haruki Murakami The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Cold Vengeance by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie Blood Music by Greg Bear Dictionary