Annis Ward Jackson

Christmas Trio: Two Short Stories and a Memory Annis Ward Jackson

These two stories and a reminisence by Annis Ward Jackson make this a delightful trio of holiday shorts. THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN CHRISTMASVILLE A true cynic, Wesley Kempthorn decides he's going to throw a monkey-wrench into Christmas in the small town where he lives. He meets a mysterious stranger in the darkness who convinces him otherwise. THE LIGHT IN THE WINDOW It's World War II and residents of the little town of Bethyl in eastern North Carolina try to determine why a singular young woman has moved into a house that has been vacant for over twenty years. This is a new retelling of the Christmas story. THE LAST CHRISTMAS DOLL This is a reminiscence by the author about her most vivid Christmas memory. Learn what happens when a tomboy gets the opposite of what she wanted for Christmas.