I wish you all had a Merry Christmas 2024 and a happy holiday season, including those celebrating Hanukkah and other festivities. As much as I like the holiday season, I’m glad the worst of it is over. For me, it’s a stressful time of year, a stress that starts with the day after Halloween. Even…
Happy Halloween 2023. For those worldwide who celebrate this holiday, from me to you, please enjoy it. It is my favorite, and I enjoy it, free from any doctrinal or contemptuous connotations. I don’t know why I enjoy it so much, but I do. It stems from my childhood when I heard and read stories…
A Quick Update Good day to you all, I’ve missed you. Writing during a holiday season is a challenge for sure. However, I can tell you that all of you, my readers, fans, friends and family alike, I think of you frequently day after day. We came out of a four-day holiday in November, and…
HOLIDAYS AS THEY RELATE TO MY CHARACTERS Are there holidays in Mona’s Realm? Holidays are completely different in Mona Bendarova’s world. Introduced in ‘The Taste of Honey’, Mona’s community comes together for monthly and quarterly celebrations. There are no holidays per se commemorating people, specific events or beliefs. Monthly celebrations are more of a community gathering where…
The Day After As I deal with the day after hangover and fatigue from celebrating the holiday I can’t help but reflect upon all the good cheer I saw and experienced these last two days. Forget about the gifts people exchanged. They were all very nice and appreciated, not only by me but the members…
