Holiday Stories 2022

Writing holiday-themed stories for Caffrey Conversation is an annual tradition for Penna and me. I've included winter holiday celebrations in many of my longer stories, and for the past several years, Penna has written a special story to post in December. This year, my story Breakaway is a warm-up act for her story Movie Night which is set during the 2006 winter holiday. Breakaway is already published. Movie Movie will be posted later this month. A list of Caffrey Conversation stories for the winter holidays is in our blog post: Holidays with the Caffrey Conversation crew.

Backdrop to Fretwork

On December 9, I posted the latest addition to my Six-Crossed Knot series: Fretwork. The story spans fifteen years in the mid-eighteenth century. In England, this is the Georgian era. The arts were flourishing and private clubs proliferated throughout London. In Fretwork, I mention two clubs—Scriblerus and the Rose and Crown. Both are historical. The Rose and Crown Club was for artists and art connoisseurs. It was formed in 1704 and continued till 1745. The Scriblerus Club was much more famous. The group of writers included such notables as Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, and John Gay.

Ring Out the Old

Over the past few years, Penna and I have linked each year of writing to an animal. 2022 has been the Year of the Duck where our plot bunnies are all ducklings. Soon we will honor a new animal, but before 2023 arrives, we still have a few ducklings who are quacking to be presented.