Description An emotive trio of stories with festive themes.Rudolph the Brown-Nosed ReindeerRick isn't looking forward to his lonely corporate Christmas, but it's the season of goodwill and magic is in the air.An off-beat love story. It's time Rick wore his heart on his sleeve, or is it too late? Lessons in love from an unlikely… Continue reading Home For Christmas by Jan Ruth
Author: Karen J. Mossman
Karen loves fiction, reading and especially writing short stories and novels. She is also an avid blogger and book reviewer.
She lives on the beautiful Isle Anglesey, off the North Wales coast with her husband and dogs.
I Was Only Dreaming!
by Karen J Mossman When I wake in the morning, I often remember my dreams and the fun part is trying to think what sparked it in the first place. Take, for example, the dreams of the last two nights. I love the bizarre quirkiness of dreams. Things make little sense or are just wisps of… Continue reading I Was Only Dreaming!
Portraits of Dread by Michael J. Elliott
This is on my to read pile and I think that after reading this review, I should bump it up! Sunshine Somerville This collection is brilliant. And I’m not British, so I feel the need to point out I actually mean brilliant. Almost every single one of these stories starts out in a completely familiar,… Continue reading Portraits of Dread by Michael J. Elliott
Save the World from Destruction!
by Karen J Mossman Over the years I’ve found I enjoy TV Box Sets that are apocalyptic or science fiction. I’m not the same with books because those I’ve tried I struggle with the pronouncing of names and places. It’s like struggling to read through mud. I was never a fan of zombies either, but… Continue reading Save the World from Destruction!
Various Subjects of 1889
by Charles Henry Stott Charles Stott was my great, great-grandfather and he wrote a book which came down through the family, finally ending up with me. Many of the articles it contained were fascinating and now a part of social history. By reproducing the articles here means I can share a slice of life in… Continue reading Various Subjects of 1889
Amassing the Arsenal.
Writer’s write, this is what we do, what’s its like.
Her Secret Family Means a Christmas Dilemma by Carole Parkes
I thought you might like to see this little shocker!
Julie Simpson is finding out that Christmas invitations are even more complicated when you’re leading a secret double-life. She has two sets of parents; the ones who lovingly raised her and her recently discovered birth parents who informed her she was stolen from them when she was a baby.
To protect her mum and dad from possible prosecution and to learn the truth, she builds a secret relationship with her natural parents telling them the ‘parents’ she grew up with are both deceased. This one little lie leads to many more as Julie, with the help of her husband, John, becomes ensnared with fibs and half-truths.
Despite the intricacies of the situation where neither set of parents know about the other, Julie is coping well until she realises that both sets of parents are expecting her company on Christmas day. How can she resolve this dilemma and still keep her…
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The Pipe Organ by Rush Leaming
Genre: Southern Gothic Description: Neville Jones wanted to build a pipe organ in his garage, but there was a problem. Karen's ReviewThis book is a bit twisted, in the nicest sense of the word. It started out one way and then went another and then another! Meaning, I thought it was an unusal story, then… Continue reading The Pipe Organ by Rush Leaming
Alpha Tales 2044 by Wesley Britton
Alien Vision presents a collection of short stories and sketches from the Beta-Earth Chronicles byWesley Britton. Alpha Tales 2044, opens on Beta-Earth when two genetically-enhanced mutants are forced to recover a stolen secret, the cure to the ancient Plague-With-No-Name that defined a planet for millennia. Then we jump across the multi-verse to our earth, Alpha-Earth,… Continue reading Alpha Tales 2044 by Wesley Britton
Christmas Poetry
- reblogged from Stevie Turner 's site. Stevie suggested we share our Christmas peoems, so if you have one you would like to share, post the link in the comments and I will post it on the run up to Chrimstas. CHRISTMAS EVE The clock ticks on as I lie and wait,My stocking along my… Continue reading Christmas Poetry
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