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July 13, 2024
Christmas In July Day 13: A Mr. Sugar Story Part 1
#ChristmasInJuly #MrSugar #PersianCats #writingprompt Mr. Sugar v Ssssanta, Part One My humans were preparing for that noisy, cluttery “Christmas Eve Party” thing they do every year, so I got under their feet until, late in the afternoon, they let me out of the house. “At…
July 12, 2024
July 11, 2024
Christmas In July Thursday Doors Edition Day 11: A Church Without Germs
#ChristmasInJuly #writingprompt Originally posted in December 2020. Sorry, fans of actual doors, but I haven’t been anywhere new and haven’t snapped any door pictures outside, so I’m making do with one of my Christmas decorations. This was made by a friend of my mother’s, many…
July 10, 2024
Christmas In July Day 10: A Story
#freeshortstory #ChristmasInJuly #writingprompt This story appeared in the Southern Indiana Writers Group’s anthology, NOVEL INGREDIENTS, now out of print. THE GIFT by Marian Allen “Where is it?” My father roars from the living room. Good thing I’m not baking something that might fall. “Where’s what,…
July 9, 2024
Christmas In July Day 9: Two Things To Do With Butternut Squash
#ChristmasInJuly #writingprompt #recipe I just took about a cup of the butternut spread I made for Christmas (squash cooked till it’s soft, a little butter, a little nutmeg, a little honey, some toasted chopped pecans), stirred in a slightly beaten egg and about two tablespoons…
July 8, 2024
Christmas In July Day 8: Winter Is The Reason For The Season
#ChristmasInJuly #writingprompt Originally posted in December 2012. People keep telling me, “Jesus is the reason for the season,” but you know what? He isn’t. I mean, I’m a practicing Christian (might get it right someday, if I practice enough), so I’m a fan, but you…
July 7, 2024
Christmas In July Day 7, Holly Edition
During StoryADay May, Sundays are for Holly Jahangiri stories, so I’m going to use the Sundays of this blog hop to serialize one of the first Holly stories. This was published in an anthology still available on Amazon, and free on Kindle. LET IT SNOW!…
July 6, 2024
Christmas In July, Caturday Edition, Day 6
This is a repeat. 10 Best Christmas Presents For Cats I’ve put some thought into this (about five seconds), so I hope you appreciate it. I know your cat will. 10. Cover as many surfaces as possible with cloth, so your cat can sit on…
July 5, 2024
July 4, 2024
Christmas In July Day 4: Doors of a Sort
#ChristmasInJuly #writingprompt #sonotmarthastewart Originally posted in December 2012 Anyone who knows me knows I adore Martha Stewart, but I do not emulate her. I am to Martha Stewart as rocks are to lemon meringue pie. Nevertheless, I do have my little moments. There was my…
