We all know that Valentine's Day is a manufactured holiday, but we still have fun with it. It's kind of nice (sometimes) to get your special someone a nice card, flowers, chocolates, other goodies or whatever...but what… Read More
Valentine's Day, or VD as I call it, is next week. I have written some odes to this manufactured holiday, and thought I would share one.
This is a quick little diddy asking the question to which… Read More
This is the second entry in the Christmas Toymaker series, make sure you read Santa-Co before you read this. In this one, a young man is seeking his life's purpose, when he stumbles across a curious doll… Read More
This is a little ditty I wrote for a holiday writing contest in my town. I was thinking about how we all seem to be a little more positive, a little more hopeful and definitely a whole… Read More
This is the third Christmas story involving the Toymaker and Santa. In this one, because of the bitterness of a few, the townspeople of Pleasantry Cove lose the spirit and meaning of Christmas. It's going to be… Read More
This is Part 1 of the first in a series of fantasy/fairy tales that tell ethical stories, but use the fantasy world as commentary on our current reality. This is the story of Aldous and Sigrid, shopkeepers… Read More
This is the first part of a prequel that explains the origins of my character, The Toymaker. He is first mentioned in my story, The Witch's Halloween Curse. Read More