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    Stories of the Seasons: A Collection of Tales Inspired by Favorite Holidays
    Stories of the Seasons: A Collection of Tales Inspired by Favorite Holidays
    Stories of the Seasons: A Collection of Tales Inspired by Favorite Holidays
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    Stories of the Seasons: A Collection of Tales Inspired by Favorite Holidays

    By Darragh Metzger

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    And all through the house

    Not a creature was stirring…

    Until someone whispered, "Trick or Treat".

    Here are five more stories from the fertile imagination of Darragh Metzger, inspired by the magic of our favorite holidays:

    The Return of the King:  Mab, the Queen of Dreams and Madness, has devised a cunning plan to restore faerie to power in the modern world on April the First.  There's only one problem….

    Trick'ed Treat:  When little costumed callers arrive on your doorstep on Halloween, it's never wise to choose the trick over the treat.

    Dreams Come in Painted Clay:  A woman in a house emptied by death and surrounded by memories of Christmas past learns something new about grief…and love.

    Nutcracker Sweet:  Julie returns to the scene of her glory days as a prima ballerina with her students in tow, only to be offered a double-edged Christmas gift by the strange and glamorous dancer who replaced her.

    Cody's Day:  A dog's gotta do what a dog's gotta do.  Cody has one chance to give his beloved master and mistress the best Valentine's present ever.

    And all through the house

    Not a creature was stirring…

    Until someone whispered, "Trick or Treat".

    Here are five more stories from the fertile imagination of Darragh Metzger, inspired by the magic of our favorite holidays:

    The Return of the King:  Mab, the Queen of Dreams and Madness, has devised a cunning plan to restore faerie to power in the modern world on April the First.  There's only one problem….

    Trick'ed Treat:  When little costumed callers arrive on your doorstep on Halloween, it's never wise to choose the trick over the treat.

    Dreams Come in Painted Clay:  A woman in a house emptied by death and surrounded by memories of Christmas past learns something new about grief…and love.

    Nutcracker Sweet:  Julie returns to the scene of her glory days as a prima ballerina with her students in tow, only to be offered a double-edged Christmas gift by the strange and glamorous dancer who replaced her.

    Cody's Day:  A dog's gotta do what a dog's gotta do.  Cody has one chance to give his beloved master and mistress the best Valentine's present ever.

    Five tales to read aloud, to inspire laughter, thought, chills, and delight any reader.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDarragh Metzger
    Release dateMar 28, 2021
    ISBN9781480245457
    Stories of the Seasons: A Collection of Tales Inspired by Favorite Holidays
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    Darragh Metzger

    I make my living in the world's two lowest-paying professions: acting and writing. While my resume includes stage and screen credits, I've spent the last several years wearing armor, riding horses, and swinging swords with The Seattle Knights, a stage combat and jousting theatrical troupe. My publishing credits include plays, non-fiction articles, and short stories, one of which made The StorySouth Millions Writers Award Notable Stories of 2005. I've written two short story collections and ten novels to date, sold three of them in 2002, and have now re-released them under my own imprint, TFA Press. My first non-fiction project, Alaska Over Israel: Operation Magic Carpet, the Men and Women Who Made it Fly, and the Little Airline That Could, came out in 2018. I also sing and write songs for A Little Knight Music and The Badb. If I had free time (which I don't), I'd spend it with horses. I'm married to artist/fight director Dameon Willich.

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