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A few Christmas-themed stories I’ve written for your Holiday reading pleasure. Theodore: A Christmas Story — A girl, a bear and a wonderful life. The Legend of Winston the Whitetail Deer — A Mississippi Deer saves Christmas. Santa’s Miracle: The … Continue reading →

On the moonless December night, the brackish backwater was like glass. Stars twinkled and danced on its surface and an occasional bird would swim by, breaking its mirror-like appearance.  A hint of fog whispered across the water, hunting the land … Continue reading →

Paula Pickle didn’t feel very Christmasy.  In fact, she felt pretty darn far from it.  No matter how hard she tried, she felt like her heart had shrunk to the size of a walnut.  She just sat in her cramped … Continue reading →

1924 The young Atlanta couple sat in their large cold mansion on Peachtree Street.  John and Anita Bowles had been married for five years but the room that was supposed to be the nursery still sat empty.  John read his … Continue reading →

It was Christmas Eve and Santa was hiding in plain sight. The big famous downtown department store had hired him as their St. Nick — and this was his final shift of the season.  He helped the last child off … Continue reading →

Thunder woke Betty McFane’s dog first. He stood on the end of her bed shivering and whining trying to alert her that something was seriously wrong.  She opened one eye and gazed at her alarm clock; it was 5:15 a.m. … Continue reading →

Click here to see more photos of Buffalo, New York by Karl R. Josker. The abandoned concrete grain silos along the Buffalo River cast a cold shadow on the surrounding waterfront of Buffalo, New York.  The  sky, the water and … Continue reading →