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Day 6 of the 12 Tales of the Holiday Season…an excerpt from Allison McWood’s “Holly & Ivy”

Regan Macaulay December 17, 2023

Today, I present to you an excerpt (Chapters 3 & 4) from author Allison McWood’s Christmas novella, Holly & Ivy: A Dysfunctional Christmas Novella (copied below with permission by the author)… Allison is an acclaimed, multi-published Canadian author, playwright and lyricist. Specializing in comedy, farce and satire, Allison’s novels, plays, musicals and children’s books all feature her signature quirkiness. Her

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Day 5 of the 12 Tales of the Holiday Season…a recipe from author Justine Alley Dowsett…

Regan Macaulay December 16, 2023

Check out this fabulous vegetarian option for the holiday season…a mushroom gravy recipe from author and publisher, Justine Alley Dowsett! If you’re making a traditional-style North American holiday feast, you HAVE to have gravy. It’s the condiment that ties the whole meal together. And usually, it’s a byproduct of making the turkey. So what do you do when you’re vegetarian

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Day 3 of the 12 Tales of the Holiday Season…Tonya Cartmell

Regan Macaulay December 14, 2023

Welcome to Day 3! Today, I’ve got a poem for you from children’s author Tonya Cartmell…presenting Without you at Christmas… For many, Christmas is a time of joy, lights, love, family, and faith. We cuddle up and watch movies while drinking hot chocolate. Our homes are filled with the smell of baking cookies made from recipes that only come out

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Day 2 of the 12 Tales of the Holiday Season…Sharon Ledwith

Regan Macaulay December 13, 2023

It’s December 14th, Day 2 of the 12 Days, and we’ve got children’s author Sharon Ledwith weighing in on Jolabokaflod… What on Earth is Jolabokaflod…by Sharon Ledwith Blame the Icelanders for this one. Upon hearing about this holiday tradition, as well as being an author, I was excited to write this article. Jolabokaflod literally translates into ‘Christmas Book Flood’. Sign me

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Day 1 of my 12 Authors and Stories of the Holiday Season! We begin with Steve Bernardi…

Regan Macaulay December 12, 2023

Welcome back to more stories…this time related to the holiday season in December (sometimes a little less spooky…but ghost stories are still a Christmas-approved thing)! Today we’ll start with the author we ended with on my 13 Horrifically Silly Days of Halloween Bonus Day of the Dead blog…Steve Bernardi, and his story Realm of Gaiyax – The History of Warowin.

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Day of the Dead Bonus Post – Steve Bernardi

Regan Macaulay October 31, 2023

Just like the 13 Days, the Day of the Dead bonus post is back! And today we have another 13 Days newbie – Steve Bernardi! Check out his story, “The October Carnival”…for those who want October to last just that much longer… The October Carnival By Steve Bernardi The town of Whisper Falls would not be celebrating Halloween this year.

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Day 13…It’s HALLOWEEN! My turn! An excerpt from the latest revision of the next Mixter Twizzle picture book…

Regan Macaulay October 30, 2023

It’s my turn…and I’m bringing you an excerpt of the latest version of my sequel to Mixter Twizzle’s Breakfast! Right now it’s called Trick-or-Treating With Twizzle, but that’s not it’s final title. For that, you’ll have to wait for the eventual cover reveal. For now, enjoy the ever-evolving story that takes place on Halloween… Trick-or-Treating With Twizzle (excerpt) by Regan

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