Holiday Gems

One of the joys of the holiday is settling down after all the energetic activities to read inspired holiday fiction. You are no doubt familiar with some of the well-known holiday books and short stories… Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol… The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson… Eugene Field’s The First Christmas Tree… O. … Continue reading Holiday Gems →

The New Year by Pearl S. Buck

Imagine a happily married couple--no, a blissfully married couple--sharing and supporting each other through many years' of challenges and joys. Now freeze that frame. A shocking revelation blindsides the man, a fallout from a difficult decision he made during his youth while under the severe pressures of combat duty. He knows how much his wife … Continue reading The New Year by Pearl S. Buck →