
Imagine a moonlit railroad track, a rural road and barn covered with just a dusting of snow, a hound dog asleep by the woodstove, and a Red Ryder BB gun hidden behind the tinseled tree - all the makings of an unforgettable Indiana Christmas. An Indiana Christmas brings together timeless short stories, poems, plays, and letters to help you get into the holiday spirit. Among many others: "In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash" by Jean Shepherd, which inspired the beloved movie "A Christmas Story", and "A Feel in the Christmas Air" by James Whitcomb Riley "The Myth of the Perfect Christmas Photo Family" by Kelsey Timmerman "While Mortals Sleep" by famed Indiana writer Kurt Vonnegut "Indiana Winter" by Susan Neville "Earthbound" by Barbara Shoup, "Howard Garfield, Balladeer" by Edward Porter. "Digging and Grousing" story about a Christmas war dispatch by Ernie Pyle. Heartfelt and unique, An Indiana Christmas paints a picture of what Hoosiers truly hold dear. Family, love, giving, hope, and faith shine through these poignant stories, which are sure to put you in good spirits for the holidays.
Author

Author of a couple of novels: THE LOST EPISODES OF REVIE BRYSON and DO NOT GO ON. Editor of AN INDIANA CHRISTMAS and MY NAME WAS NEVER FRANKENSTEIN: AND OTHER CLASSIC ADVENTURE TALES REMIXED and co-editor (with Michael Martone) of WINESBURG, INDIANA. Lives in Indy, teaches at Butler, believes that breakfast burritos are the perfect food.