Editor’s Note: To Build a Fire is a short story by American author Jack London. John Griffith Chaney was his real name. He was born on Jan. 12, 1876 and died on Nov. 22, 1916 at the age of 40 on the sleeping porch in a cottage on his ranch in Glen Ellen, California. London…
Editor’s Note: It is a fact of life that many true stories have passed down through the ages parading as fiction. It is also true that many tall tales have been passed off as fact. Take the story of Rip Van Winkle, for example, by early American author Washington Irving. If you read the after…
By Clement Clark Moore – ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums…
By Susan Granade – Fiction Editor – When Bethany arrived late to the meeting, something was going on, and it revolved around Lionel. She emerged from the vestibule to find him being glared at by all the folks in the circle while Dr. Shipley tried to sum up the situation. “I’m sorry, Lionel, but this…
