Friend and fellow writer Dora Abel recommended that I watch THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS, so she and Sara and I did. As authors, we loved the visualizations of how we gather bits and pieces and slosh ’em around together until some of ’em stick…

These were Charlie’s favorite. Springerle, flavored with lemon peel and baked on cracked anise seed. A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: The favorite of someone now gone, still made or done every year. MA

HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! Mommy has a new story up at her friend Jack Wallen’s website. It has a cat in it! It’s called “Mr. Sugar v. Sssanta”. I’m busy helping Mommy make Christmas stuff, so I asked her to just take some pictures…