Lights hanging on the Christmas Tree. A pile of wrapped gifts down below. People stand on street corners and ring a bell. They ask for donations and spread Christmas cheer. Stomping through the snow with heavy boots. Hot chocolate held between two hands to keep them warm. People wrapped up in front of a fireplace... Continue Reading →
A Tale of Christmas Past (Part 4)
You can read Part 1 Here, Part 2 Here, and Part 3 Here Chris and Martha spent a lot of time together over the next few years. Chris would come and visit the same day every year. Sometimes Chris and Martha would walk through the snow-covered forest near Martha's village or spend time on her... Continue Reading →
A Tale of Christmas Past (Part 3)
You can read Part 1 Here and Part 2 Here Martha waited day after day for Chris's return. She waited through the rest of long, cold winter, through the new bloom of spring, the scorching hot of the summer, and the encroaching chill of fall. Eventually the winter came again with a whole new... Continue Reading →
A Tale of Christmas Past (Part 2)
You can read Part 1 Here Martha starred out the window day after day for weeks, but no sign of this mysterious man. She even traveled to the frozen lake (against her parent's will) to check it out. She looked and looked but could not find Chris. A little bit of her thought she... Continue Reading →
A Tale of Christmas Past
Snow covered the ground and came down in big, wet flakes covering everyone and everything. Three children stood by a large frozen lake which froze over every winter. The two boys stood by themselves discussing something as the third child, a girl, emerged from the tree line and started making her way over to the... Continue Reading →
Weekly Blog December 17th, 2017: Christmas!
Hello Internet! It's been a little while since we last talked. I was planning on having new pieces published this week, but time got away from me. Some of you may have gotten a sneak peak at one of my upcoming Writing Prompt Pieces on Friday when it published even though it wasn't supposed to.... Continue Reading →