Three Announcements

First, I have an announcement. The first book in my fantasy series, The Unfinished Song, will be out as an ebook in time for Christmas. The cover is a surprise which I will reveal sometime in the next few days. Look out for it!

Second, speaking of covers, now that the stories are in for the Notes from the Underground anthology at The Literary Lab, I expect to be working on that cover soon too.

Third, one of my stories is a finalist to appear in an another anthology. I’ll keep you updated as I hear more news on this.

Twelve Days of Christmas Videos – Welcoming Christmas

These are what I think of as welcoming Christmas songs. The first one, We Need a Little Christmas, was a favorite of my mom’s when I was growing up. It was the first song she would put on when we brought out the Christmas records each year. She would sing the line, “I’ve grown a little older and I need a little angel sitting on my shoulder,” and smile, and it was always a bit bittersweet. Silver Bells is another wonderful, “getting into the mood” song. Alan Jackson’s Let it be Christmas became a new favorite of mine the first time I heard it, which was last year.

Twelve Days of Christmas Videos – Winter Songs

I’m feeling festive, and wanted to offer some of my favorite Christmas songs over the next twelve days.

Normally, I would also offer up one or two token Hannukah songs, if nothing else, for the sake of my Jewish grandma, but you know what? Hannakah and I are not on speaking terms right now. That’s right, Stupid Lunar Calendar, I was still in school when you came and went, thanks for nothing.

Anyhoo…moving on to the Spirit of Christmas…ho, ho, ho…

What could be more Christmasy than the doomed adulterous love between Lancelot and Gwenivere? Besides, you know, pretty much anything? Consider it my hat tip to Winter’s Solstice. Which has not passed yet, I love you Solar Calender.

So here are two wintery, sad, romantic songs that I love, even if I’m not sure how they are really related to Christmas, Hannukah or anything else. And by two, I meant three. Clearly, at this hour of the morning, I cannot count. Enjoy!

Tyr’s Story

Once upon a time, there was a superhero named Goodit.

There was a bad guy. His name was Shadowman. Shadowman worked for his Queen, Youit.

“I was trying to fight him and put him in the oven and feed him to the sharks, but he was fighting too much,” Shadowman told Youit. “But he gets his power from a magic stone.”

Youit told Shadowman, “If you get that stone, you can have his power!”

“Yes,” said Shadowman, “But we can’t let Goodit find out we want his stone!”

“Uh oh,” said Goodit. He had great hearing! He heard the whole plan!

“I heard his voice saying ‘Uh oh!” said Shadowman. He had great hearing too!

The bad guys were actually good guys in costumes that made them look like bad guys. And evil. That’s all. And that’s the happy story.

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