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 | The Santa Claus Foundation | Jade Michael | Novel | Historical Fiction | 1 | n/a | Jul 26, 2009 |
Summary:THE SANTA CLAUS FOUNDATION follows the chronology from the Saint Nicholas of Myra legends to our modern Santa Claus. Fact and fiction collide in this 65,000 word count, five-part historical adventure.
The characters range from (Part I) Nicholas who travels to Bari, Italy and meets two reformed pirate brothers who help him with charity work, to (Part II) Cobus and Pieter, cousins who play Sinterklaas in Holland and decide to immigrate to America in the late 1700’s and discover the secret of the Wards of Saint Nicholas. In Part III, Trip Tangle is a young street tough who, for the sake of unity, bans with Ivis, a New York City Aristocrat. The two work to bridge poor and rich together in time for Christmas. Christian Richter (the protagonist of Part IV), better known to his friends as Chris Cringle, is a widowed, German immigrant to the United States who is asked to play the first Store Santa Claus. His little friends Charlie, Lilly and Mary help him along the way. In the final piece (Part V), Giuseppe Belardi finds out he’s more than just a poor young Italian-born dreamer. He discovers how he is linked to Saint Nicholas and the three maidens, and the Santa Claus Foundation is born.
The book is full of colorful references to historical figures and anecdotes including the Callithumpians of New York, Clement Moore’s The Night Before Christmas, Chris Cringle, and Befana, the kindly Christmas Witch of Italy. In this time of hardship on so many families, this book teaches us what’s truly important at Christmastime. Anyone who enjoys a feel-good Christmas read will treasure this book.
I am new to writing and would appreciate any feedback.Chapters: |
| Lives Forever Changed | Marilyn Johnson | Short Story | Memoir | 14 | 1.03 | Feb 25, 2009 |
Summary:The story of how a family was changed completely with the purchase of a new car in 1923.
(I submitted this last year, and thanks to those of you who offered comments for improvement. I am sending this in to a magazine for a Father's Day anthology and would like to know if there are any more suggestions from anyone as to how it could be improved. Your thoughts are always greatly appreciated.)Chapters: |
