I Wish I Lived in a Hallmark Movie
By Sarah Levesque Word Count: 84 Rating: G Summary: The poet yearns for the simple life of a Hallmark movie character I wish I lived in a Hallmark movie My life would be so grand…
Tag: Advent & Christmas
All is Growing and Expanding: The Holiday Season as a Triumph of Light over Darkness
Embracing the Christmas season in a spiritually meaningful way often proves to be difficult in the face of near incessant commercial distraction. Too much stuff and too little substance clogs our senses and can give…
Daisy’s Complaint: A Cow Owner’s Advent Adventures
There comes a time in every cow's life when she decides that grain really isn't a worthwhile bribe. For Daisy, that day came in the fall of 2017. "Come back, Daisy Cow!" I shouted from…
Gifts: A Star Trek Story
By M.C. Pehrson Word Count: 4288 Rating: PG for a small amount of thematic content. Summary: Spock and his daughter T'Beth have some healing to do over Christmas. Author’s Note: This story is one of…
Wooly’s Tale
Wooly was having a bad day. All day long people had been traveling to Bethlehem. Lots and lots of people. Wooly didn’t know why so many people were coming to Bethlehem all of a sudden,…
Snowflakes: A Star Trek Story
Flake after flake drifted down outside the clear aluminium window. Jim had said they looked like stars. They did not look like stars. Stars moved with predictable regularity, more precise than clockwork. If Spock looked…
Away For Christmas
~ by Patrick W. Kavanagh The Christmas tree lights up, - but you are gone so very far away And yet, somehow, I feel your hand, so softly clasping mine. I catch your fragrance in…
Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men: A Reflection on the Spirit of Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Don’t you think? This song just about always put a big smile on my face, which can only be topped when I hear “Feliz Navidad”. What is it…
Christmas in the Old World: A Fantastic Beasts Story
June 1927, New York The dock was bustling with people arriving and departing. The sound of ship whistles filled the air as Jacob pushed his way through the crowd. He anxiously surveyed the milling populous for any…
What the Donkey Saw
Author’ Note: In the heavenly song of the angels that Avi hears, astute readers will recognise my own Latin translation of “Listening to You,” from the Who’s rock opera, Tommy, without which work I would…