Short Story Advent Calendar Unveiling: December 23

Oh my, just two more days to go! I’m enjoying the stories but these videos are ALOT of work! Maybe next year I’ll just do social media updates as I work through the calendar or something…
Alexander McCall Smith is just one of those guys-he’s super nice in person (yes, I’ve spent one-on-one time with him, and he wore a kilt!), he writes wonderful books, and he’s super prolific, even though he’s a millionaire and no longer needs to work. What’s not to love? The premise of this book didn’t even…
Everyone seemed very disappointed by the fact that my last video book review didn’t have a cat in it, so I forced Pearl into this one: you’re welcome! Unfortunately I wasn’t a huge fan of the novel I review in this video, although I can see why this book would appeal to lots of other…
Not much to say here-anyone familiar with the author D.H. Lawrence? If so, then you’ll probably like this short story. And sorry for the lack of cats in these videos, they are hard to wrangle now that the holidays are here, I guess they’re busy Christmas shopping or something…
Highlights? I’ve changed the ‘angle’ of my video today, and both Smokey and Pearl make an appearance. It’s pretty obvious Pearl isn’t happy about her cameo; the expression on her face is a dead giveaway of this. Seems as though Smokey is more showbiz ready these days. Oh yah, I also hated this short story,…
I got up super early to film this today, so the lighting is bad and I’m wearing glasses. And my trusty bathrobe makes its first appearance. Still, I’m committed to this thing and I’m going to see it through! Also, this story is hilarious and highly recommended.
Sometimes I don’t like a short story. Sometimes, it launches me into a rant about why I don’t like particular styles of writing. Today, is one of those days. On a happier note, at the end of this post is a video (hopefully it works!) of my first television book segment. Feel free to skip…
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Very accomplished story telling. I felt like the legends of the dogs came full circle at the end when the boy and his dogs were heading for the sea—the poor woman who had to sell her dog, but it came back to her across the ocean, and the boy and his dogs perhaps doing the same to return to his mother…either that, or he knew he had to kill them, as his father suggested following the story of the woman and her dog. This one pushed a lot of buttons. I really liked the structure, as well.
Sorry to hear about your squares. Hope the party went well. Thanks for taking the time to do these videos; it makes reading the stories more enjoyable.
Thanks for following along and commenting Cathy, it’s greatly appreciated! Merry Christmas.
Oh, my gosh! Your squirrel story reminds me of when I baked fairy cakes and had to throw them out and then a raccoon ate them out of the dumpster 😂
To this day, your fairy cakes blog post is one of my favourite that you’ve ever written.
Hahahaha, thank you, Anne! 😂
Still, the fact that the squirrel ate them at least proves they must have been good! I’m excited to find out what’s behind “tomorrow’s” big square!
You will have already been disappointed then :(