Creepy/Cozy #3
Shining lights—or are they glowing eyes!
Our neighbor just took away the pumpkins and put up shining lights, but he can’t fool us. The Grinch knows very well where he is welcome. BwahaHOHOHO!
More postings have arisen to tease you away from the holiday hustle and bustle, and I have collected them here just to be contrary (well, no, for your enjoyment).
A Batch for Your Perusal
If I missed your stories, poems, podcasts, comics, videos, artwork, etc., then tag me (A.C. Cargill, Author) in a Note linking to your item. The genre doesn’t matter—sci-fi, romance, horror, mystery, etc. Gotta help each other get seen, especially during a time of year when people are doing so much rushing around.
Andrew Heard posts this take on those Muppets having a whack at Dickens’ rather odd tale, featuring three ghosts:
And he goes over one of my fave holiday movies here, again featuring those ghosts:
George Saunders’ Story Club takes another approach to that tale:
H. R. Sinclair wraps up 2024 here:
Joseph L. Wiess brings some spirituality to the season:
Chelsey Feder shares some holiday activities:
FranB presents the first of her two stories for the season:
Richard Glover presents more of his serialized Yule tale:
The Twelve Days of Christmas are getting a unique treatment (I missed #11, and the rest will come in the days ahead):
Honeygloom does #10:
Jon T does #12:
Grace Anderson-Author presents a Christmas horror story:
Lori K talks of purpose and presence:
Rod Bluhm pens a poem for the season:
The Man Behind the Screen pens a dark, romantic poem:
And for you coloring book fans, keep you eye out for Jenna B. Neece’s new series, featuring her inimitable style:
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And yes, I want to bring my books (so far) to your attention. Hope you don’t mind.
My four books (so far) from Wordwooze Publishing:
NEW! The Greeting Card Girl’s Christmas – a sweet romance novel for the holiday season.
Wind Down the Chimney and Other Eerie Tales – my first book of eerie short stories (ebook, paperback, audio).
The Stardust Alliance and More – my second book of eerie stories with a touch of Sci-Fi (ebook, paperback, audio).
The Wiccan Tales – a novel and a real Halloween treat.
(All human written. I even designed the covers.)
See them all here:
Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Apple Books | Kobo | Thalia (German) ebook & print | Smashwords | Angus & Robertson: | Mondadori (Italian) | Vivlio (French/English) | Fable
Audio versions available for Wind Down the Chimney, The Stardust Alliance, and The Wiccan Tales.
A great selection! I've been putting up quite a few Christmas things myself this past week, so I'll definitely get you tagged... 🎄😎🎄
Thanks.