We have two Christmas trees in our house. One is a lovely 7ft artificial tree that we spent rather a lot of money on over ten years ago. It stands in our dining room, and it is my ‘posh’ tree; it is decorated exclusively in red and gold baubles, with red ‘cranberry’ style lights, andContinue reading “The Story of a Christmas Tree”
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A Sneaky Christmas Gift
A Christmas gift to my readers – an extract from my latest work in progress.
Christmas in Fiction
Celebrating Christmas in fiction
10 Reasons Why You Should Choose a Story for Advent
What are you putting in your Advent Calendar this year?
Going Digital for Advent
When I wrote the first Advent Story for my children, I did it long hand in multi-coloured pens, literally scrambling through to stay a few days ahead. I never did that again! From then on, it was strictly word processor and printer only. That also meant that when I created this website, I had theContinue reading “Going Digital for Advent”
Not Christmas yet, but…
Since my last post, I have been writing like a demon! The tight schedule has been the perfect incentive, and with my plans all working out, I find myself three chapters ahead of where I was hoping to be by this date. My half term holiday had been particularly productive, until something else come alongContinue reading “Not Christmas yet, but…”
King Christmas
This is a poem I wrote on 23rd December 1990 when I was sixteen. Every year I think about sharing it, and usually I chicken out. Well, not this year! I’ll think of it as my tribute to all teenagers – the teenager I was, the teenagers I work with, the teenagers I am currentlyContinue reading “King Christmas”
Merry Christmas
So Christmas Eve has come around again. The cake is decorated, the presents are wrapped, and I am watching The Fiddler on the Roof with a nice drink. Later, we will finish the story that my daughter wrote and get ready for the big day. Christmas Day will be lovely, with the food and music,Continue reading “Merry Christmas”
Happy Advent
In just a few hours, we will be entering the final month of 2021 – where did the year go? As the inexorable march of time brings us to the end of another year, it is lucky for us that we have Advent and the Christmas Season to distract us from any gloom we mayContinue reading “Happy Advent”
10 Reasons Why You Should Choose a Story for Advent
And if that hasn’t convinced you, head to the Index of Stories and see what’s on offer.
M J Schofield 