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Christmas—the very word conjures up memories of the most wondrous childhood holiday of all—filled with the glitter of colorfully-wrapped presents, family visits, carols, photographs, decorating the tree, attendance at church to celebrate the birth of the Christ child, and tummy-stuffing dinners tucked with treats seen at no other time of the year. But the yule holiday has been celebrated for at least two centuries in North America, and our writers have been producing memorable stories about this unique day for almost as long. Here are 25 Christmas stories old and new, tales to delight, to entrance, to beguile, and even to sadden a whole new generation of readers. From Nina Kiriki Hoffman's poignant "Lazelle Family Christmas" to Jacob A. Riis' gut-wrenching portrait of the holiday in the 1890s slums of New York to Johnston McCulley's riveting tale of Christmas in the Old West, we experience every possible facet of this most precious day of the year. So sit back and relive your memories once again, as recreated through the eyes of some of the finest writers of their time! Included in this volume INTRODUCTION, by Robert Reginald THE SUBSTITUTE SHOPPER, by Edna A. Collamore CAN'T SEE THE TREE FOR THE FOREST by Skadi meic Beorh THE GIFT, by Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen SANTA'S STOLEN SACK, by S. Omar Barker CHRISTMAS TREE DETAIL, by Johnston McCulley THE SANTA TRAP, by Robin Aurelian LAZELLE FAMILY CHRISTMAS, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman THE CHRISTMAS A GRIFF & FATS STORY, by Gary Lovisi SCROOGE 3000, by Michael McCarty A HELL OF A CHRISTMAS, by Michael McCarty THE CHRISTMAS BANE, by S. Clayton Rhodes THE CHRISTMAS EVE GHOST, by Ernest Dudley DOG EAT A CHRISTMAS TALE, by Robert Reginald WHEN THE YULE LOG BURNS, by Leona Dalrymple MERRY CHRISTMAS IN THE TENEMENTS, by Jacob A. Riis THE RAPTURE OF HETTY, by Mary Hallock Foote THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL, by Henry Van Dyke A STORY, by Zona Gale COLONEL CROCKETT'S CO-OPERATIVE CHRISTMAS, by Rupert Hughes THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Kate Douglas Wiggin THE MERRYVALE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AT MERRYVALE, by Alice Hale Burnett PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD-WILL TO DOGS, by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott HOW IT HAPPENED, by Kate Langley Bosher THE LITTLE CITY OF A CHRISTMAS STORY, by F. Marion Crawford ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE EVENING, by Grace S. Richmond And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Megapack" to see other volumes in the series, from science fiction to ghost stories to mysteries...and many more!
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A former stand-up comedian and musician, Michael McCarty has been a professional writer since 1983. The author of over 40 books (fiction and nonfiction). He has also penned hundred of articles, short stories, poems, etc. He is a David R. Collins’ Literary Achievement Award winner from the Midwest Writing Center and a 5 times Bram Stoker Finalist. He lives in Rock Island, Illinois with his wife Cindy and pet rabbit Latte. He published his first book in 2003, GIANTS OF THE GENRE. He also the author of such books MODERN MYTHMAKERS, LIQUID DIET & MIDNIGHT SNACK, I KISSED A GHOUL, A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FIENDS, DARK DUETS, LOST GIRL OF THE LAKE (with Joe McKinney), DRACULA TRANSFORMED (with Mark McLaughlin), CONVERSATIONS WITH KRESKIN (with The Amazing Kreskin) MONSTER BEHIND THE WHEEL (with Mark McLaughlin), BLOODLESS and BLOODLUST and BLOODLINE (with Jody LaGreca) and many more. He can be found on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/michaelmccart... Blog: https://monstermikeyaauthor.wordpress...
Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was the author of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro. Many of his novels and stories were written under the pseudonyms Harrington Strong, Raley Brien, George Drayne, Monica Morton, Rowena Raley, Frederic Phelps, Walter Pierson, and John Mack Stone, among others. McCulley started as a police reporter for The Police Gazette and served as an Army public affairs officer during World War I. An amateur history buff, he went on to a career in pulp magazines and screenplays, often using a Southern California backdrop for his stories. Aside from Zorro, McCulley created many other pulp characters, including Black Star, The Spider, The Mongoose, and Thubway Tham. Many of McCulley's characters—The Green Ghost, The Thunderbolt, and The Crimson Clown—were inspirations for the masked heroes that have appeared in popular culture from McCulley's time to the present day. Born in Ottawa, Illinois, and raised in Chillicothe, Illinois, he died in 1958 in Los Angeles, California, aged 75. -wikipedia
