Returning to Iverhill this December

Last summer, I rewrote a senior college thesis into a serialized blog novel, The Robins of Iverhill.  I published it, chapter by chapter, as blog posts in the Times Union.  And later, it was published in paperback form.

Now I’m returning to the Adirondack lumber town for Christmas.  And I want you to join me in the journey.

This December, I will publish four new short stories in this blog, about how the Town of Iverhill celebrated Christmas in 1973.  The stories, many of which were written and re-written over the years, will be published in this blog for your enjoyment.  Every Wednesday in December, look for a complete Iverhill Christmas story.  The schedule of stories include:

• On December 1, 2010, I will print “The Night it Rained in December,” a story featuring someone’s attempt to find the meaning of Christmas, only to have it go horribly, horribly wrong every time.
• On December 8, this blog will premiere “The Green and Orange Flag,” where an act of kindness and love becomes a message of inspiration and patriotism.
• On December 15, there will be “The Dinners,” where Iverhill Robins baseball players Eugene Raveler and Clete Olson try to deliver holiday dinners to those in need.
• And on December 22, you can enjoy “The Snow Fort of St. Timothy,” in which a college student gets sidetracked in trying to finish a term paper – by working on winter architecture instead.

Some of these were published in early forms – “The Night it Rained in December” and “The Snow Fort of St. Timothy” were originally written as booklet holiday cards for family members and co-workers.  “The Dinners” and “The Green and Orange Flag” are originals and have never been printed anywhere before.

I hope everyone enjoys them.