Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“One can't believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven't had much practice. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” ― Lewis Carroll A Swift Herd for Solstice was a very funny story. Imagine driving home from work late and almost hitting a drunk elk..... that talks! When this happens to... Continue Reading →
“I love Christmas. A time to slow down and enjoy life and be with my family and friends. In busy years, it keeps me sane. In bad years, it makes me feel whole again.”-- Mary Jo Putney You can’t go wrong with Amy Lane. No matter what the season or reason, she seems to always... Continue Reading →
“I love Christmas. A time to slow down and enjoy life and be with my family and friends. In busy years, it keeps me sane. In bad years, it makes me feel whole again.”-- Mary Jo Putney You can’t go wrong with Amy Lane. No matter what the season or reason, she seems to always... Continue Reading →
"You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.” ― J.M. Barrie BLURB: Jackson Bennett and Ryan Hennigan met and fell in love while Ryan worked on Jack's family's Christmas tree farm. Back then, Jack broke his own heart by convincing Ryan to leave and pursue his future. Ryan went,... Continue Reading →
"You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.” ― J.M. Barrie BLURB: Jackson Bennett and Ryan Hennigan met and fell in love while Ryan worked on Jack's family's Christmas tree farm. Back then, Jack broke his own heart by convincing Ryan to leave and pursue his future. Ryan went,... Continue Reading →
“A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.” ― Oscar Wilde Travis Buckley is a man who has everything he believes he needs. He has wealth, a good career and a string of beautiful men to keep warm. He believes this is enough; he doesn't need or... Continue Reading →
“A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.” ― Oscar Wilde Travis Buckley is a man who has everything he believes he needs. He has wealth, a good career and a string of beautiful men to keep warm. He believes this is enough; he doesn't need or... Continue Reading →
Isn't it funny how the silliest things are the things we look forward to every year during the holiday season? In our family, one of the traditional activities is getting the Christmas tree and then making fun of it. As a farming family, it was just not done to go out and buy a tree... Continue Reading →
Isn't it funny how the silliest things are the things we look forward to every year during the holiday season? In our family, one of the traditional activities is getting the Christmas tree and then making fun of it. As a farming family, it was just not done to go out and buy a tree... Continue Reading →
“It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.” ― Vladimir Nabokov When Tomoki got his fortune he didn't believe it really meant he would find love, but boy was he ever wrong. When he returns home he meets Alex, and over the course of a year we follow the... Continue Reading →
“It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.” ― Vladimir Nabokov When Tomoki got his fortune he didn't believe it really meant he would find love, but boy was he ever wrong. When he returns home he meets Alex, and over the course of a year we follow the... Continue Reading →
“If light is in your heart, you will find you way home.” ― Rumi There’s treachery afoot in North Pole City, and it spells, “don’t make Jack Frost angry. You won’t like him when he’s angry.” The Mouse King appears to be up to some very naughty misdeeds, indeed, so close to Christmas, and it’s... Continue Reading →
“If light is in your heart, you will find you way home.” ― Rumi There’s treachery afoot in North Pole City, and it spells, “don’t make Jack Frost angry. You won’t like him when he’s angry.” The Mouse King appears to be up to some very naughty misdeeds, indeed, so close to Christmas, and it’s... Continue Reading →
"In matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little.” ― José Saramago Dreamspinner titled this year's Advent collection Heartwarming,and out of all the stories I've read, this one may just fit that description the best. Wade Hart and Chris Moss have known each other for years and have... Continue Reading →
"In matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little.” ― José Saramago Dreamspinner titled this year's Advent collection Heartwarming,and out of all the stories I've read, this one may just fit that description the best. Wade Hart and Chris Moss have known each other for years and have... Continue Reading →
“Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.” ― Harold G. Coffin Christmas trees aren’t the only things green in John Amory’s young adult tale A Christmas Caroler, the story of Jeremy Walsh, a high school senior who’s certain his final year in school will weigh heavily in his... Continue Reading →
“Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.” ― Harold G. Coffin Christmas trees aren’t the only things green in John Amory’s young adult tale A Christmas Caroler, the story of Jeremy Walsh, a high school senior who’s certain his final year in school will weigh heavily in his... Continue Reading →
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” – George Burns BLURB: Lukas and Taylor are looking forward to Christmas with their two-month-old daughter. However, Taylor's parents and Lukas's siblings decide they shouldn't be alone for the holiday and invade the house. Their intentions are good, but it changes Lukas and... Continue Reading →
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” – George Burns BLURB: Lukas and Taylor are looking forward to Christmas with their two-month-old daughter. However, Taylor's parents and Lukas's siblings decide they shouldn't be alone for the holiday and invade the house. Their intentions are good, but it changes Lukas and... Continue Reading →
“A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.” ― Thomas à Kempis BLURB: Constable Mark Cordwell and Sergeant Bryn Powell deliver post, transport the children to school, and make sure the older inhabitants are safe in their quiet farming village deep in the Welsh countryside.... Continue Reading →
“A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.” ― Thomas à Kempis BLURB: Constable Mark Cordwell and Sergeant Bryn Powell deliver post, transport the children to school, and make sure the older inhabitants are safe in their quiet farming village deep in the Welsh countryside.... Continue Reading →
“‘Well then…’ I clear my throat once. ‘You are a fantastic actor,’ I say, breathless, and emotionally drugged up on Mr. Sexdorable.”-- Brittainy C. Cherry Scanty Santa is my last selection from Dreamspinner’s Advent anthology. This short story just didn’t work well for me. There is an audience for this type of book, I’m just... Continue Reading →
“‘Well then…’ I clear my throat once. ‘You are a fantastic actor,’ I say, breathless, and emotionally drugged up on Mr. Sexdorable.”-- Brittainy C. Cherry Scanty Santa is my last selection from Dreamspinner’s Advent anthology. This short story just didn’t work well for me. There is an audience for this type of book, I’m just... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes all you need is a second chance because time wasn’t ready for the first one.” – Author Unknown Are you looking for a feel-good holiday story? If so, look no further than Jay Northcote’s free Christmas short, Coming Home. It’s a story that begins when a summer love affair ends, at a time when... Continue Reading →
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