The Many Types of Scottish Snow
Until recently, I believed that the Eskimos held the record for possessing the most diverse range of words to describe snow. However, I came across an article recently that was about a study carried out…
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What Children Know
~ by Donna L. Ferguson Dudley The children know the secret Little People of the Wood,those folk who set imaginations flying!They love the acorn caps that Brownies find for chapeaus, good,and sigh to think of…
Ghosts of Christmas – Chapter 1: Introduction
Harry walked into the library in the late afternoon on Christmas day to find Severus holding a book and looking pensive. “What is it?” Harry asked Severus frowned. “You know earlier, when we thought about…
The Christmas Gift – Chapter 2
~ by Severitus Harry was frustrated. There was only one day left ‘til Christmas, and he still had no idea of how to get Snape in the Christmas spirit. A gift was the most obvious…
Those Were the Days: A Nostalgic Reflection on Walt Disney’s Disneyland
Television arrived at our San Fernando Valley home in the early days of broadcast, thanks to already outdated sets that my dad brought home and got working. Since we lived in the Los Angeles area,…
A Marriage of Necessity: A Game of Thrones Story – Chapter 9
December 7, 299 Sansa's eyes popped open as the first tendrils of sunlight reached their bedroom window. She'd had a fitful night's sleep, too excited to really doze now that her time at King's Landing…
Midnight’s Reckoning
~ by Donna L. Ferguson Dudley The clock has struck the midnight hour, and hastening down the stair,leaving behind glass slipper, soon to be discovered there,was sweet and lovely Cinderella in ballroom finery.Heart full of…
A Holiday Tale
My daughter Tana saw a wind-up critter that she wanted for Christmas. To me, it looked like a ferret, but the box said, ‘weasel.’ Tom (my husband) thought it just looked like a tail with…
Workshops at the North Pole
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto (Aurora Mandeville) “Alright, everybody, listen up! We only have ten days until Christmas! Time to get things moving faster if we want our two-month break! We were able to finish on…
A Review of The Lion King: Live-Action Remake
Last month, our local public library was having a Family Movie Matinee; they were showing the live-action remake of the popular Disney movie, The Lion King. I went to go see it, and although I…