by Jeanne Bice
Todd Outcalt is the author of seventeen books, including the HCI titles The Best Things in Life Are Free and The Healing Touch. He lives in Brownsburg, Indiana, with his wife and two children.
Diane Perrone, with an M.A. in advertising/
education, is a mother of seven and Grandma Di to sixteen. She writes between babies from Franklin, Wisconsin. Credits include Redbook, Exclusively Yours, Girl Talk, Catholic Digest, Family Digest, Marquette University magazine, Catholic Herald, Milwaukee Journal, Devotions for Writers, aviation periodicals, and Chicken Soup books. Contact her at [email protected].
Wanda Quist grew up in Oregon, graduated from Brigham Young University, and made a career of raising eight children. She enjoys writing, reading, hiking, sewing, and visiting her family. She and her husband, Robert, live in Colorado. They have seventeen grandchildren with two on the way.
Carol McAdoo Rehme is a widely published author and editor who finds her niche—inspirational writing—is the perfect avenue to share life’s lessons. She discovers warmth and unconditional love in her work with the frail elderly. Learn more at www.rehme.com. Contact her by e-mail at [email protected].
Donna Rushneck’s romantic and inspirational short stories are published widely by national magazines. She hopes to expand to the science fiction and mystery/thriller markets. With more time now to devote to writing, Donna has started working on her first novel.
Ryma Shohami is a technical writer/editor. She lives in Israel with her husband and two daughters. Check out her new blog Write It Down! at http://rymashohami.wordpress.com. Two websites are under construction: one devoted to technical writing, the other to muffins. She dreams of swimming with dolphins in Hawaii.
Candace Simar is a poet and writer living in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. Her work has appeared in Dust and Fire, Talking Stick, Lake Country Journal, Her Voice magazine, the Otter Tail Review, Spirit-Led Writer, and many online magazines. Learn more at www.candacesimar.com.
Ted Thompson is a freelance writer and columnist living in northern Arkansas with his wife, Roxanne. A former advertising copyrighter and conceptualizer, Ted’s stories, articles, and essays have been published in magazines, story collections, and anthologies. In addition to writing he enjoys motorcycling, houseboating, and gardening. Contact him at [email protected].
Anne Culbreath Watkins lives in Alabama with her banjo player husband, Allen, a beagle named Darby, and two loud parrots. She is the author of The Conure Handbook and publishes in magazines, websites, and books, including Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul, Chicken Soup for the Shopper’s Soul, and Chicken Soup for the Soul Celebrates Grandmothers.
John Winsor lives in the mountains north of Cody, Wyoming. He’s the author of numerous outdoor relationship adventure magazine stories and the book Love of the Hunt, short stories using hunting as a metaphor for the search for the meaning of life. He is finishing a family relationship adventure novel.
Debbi Wise was raised in Memphis and lived ten years in Louisiana. She wrote several one-act plays performed in the New Orleans area, including Makin’ Groceries, Breakfast at the Southern Café, and Vacation. She lives in Castle Rock, Colorado, with her husband, daughter, and most loyal fan—a long-haired dachshund.
Carla Zwahlen lives in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, where she plays keyboard at church and other events and teaches private piano lessons. Her paintings hang in galleries and private collections in the United States and in Europe. Currently, she is working on a nonfiction book project from which Guideposts published excerpts.
About the Author
Jeanne Bice was the creator of Quacker Factory, which specializes in the design and sales of whimsical and embellished woman’s fashions. Having become a fixture on television shopping Jeanne’s apparel line is a perennial best seller on QVC. She authored Pull Yourself Up By Your Brastraps and Jeanne Bice’s Quacker Factory Christmas. Jeanne has appeared on Good Morning America, The View, The Tony Danza Show, The CBS Early Show, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and many other publications. She has been called the “Queen of the Christmas sweater, ”and with the recent release of her Quacker Factory line of holiday home decorations Jeanne has become a leading designer in all things Christmas. Visit www.quackerfactory.com.
Copyright Credits
The Lineup. Nancy Bechtolt. All rights reserved.
Its a Wrap. Peggy Frezon. All rights reserved.
Finding Santa Claus. Elisa Korentayer. All rights reserved.
A Song for Santa. Linda O’Connell. All rights reserved.
Christmas in July. Todd Outcalt. All rights reserved.
Up Front. Terri Elders. All rights reserved.
Owed to Joy. Ted Thompson. All rights reserved. Originally appeared in Whispers from Heaven for the Christmas Spirit. (2001 PIL).
All in a Row. Anne Culbreath Watkins. All right reserved.
Tinsel Time. Joanne Hirase-Stacey. All rights reserved.
Visions of Tree Trimming Dance in Our Heads. Marybeth Hicks. All rights reserved.
Silent Night. Carla Zwahlen. All rights reserved.
The Too-Tall Christmas Tree. Peggy Frezon. All rights reserved. Originally appeared in A Christmas Wonderland (2006 Regal).
Out on a Limb. Andrea Langworthy. All rights reserved.
Oy, Come All Ye Faithful. Dorri Olds. All rights reserved.
Goodwill to Men. Sonja Herbert. All rights reserved.
Christmas in Germany: The Naked Truth. Lori Hein. All rights reserved.
Christmas Blues. Kathe Campbell. All rights reserved.
The Tree That Ryma Built. Ryma Shohami. All rights reserved.
Drawing Names. Nancy Edwards Johnson. All rights reserved.
Unto You a Child Is Born. Helen Colella. All rights reserved.
The Red Bike. J. Vincent Dugas. All rights reserved.
Drawn to the Warmth. Carol McAdoo Rehme. All rights reserved.
Yuletide in the Tropics. Connie Alexander Huddleston. All rights reserved.
The Butterfly Tree. Jeanne Hill. All rights reserved.
The Ghosts of Christmas Past. Joseph Hesch. All right reserved.
Radio Flyer. Todd Outcalt. All rights reserved.
Christmas on the Street. Pat Mendoza. All rights reserved.
Holidaze. Diane Perrone. All rights reserved.
Wonderful Life. Caroline Grant. All rights reserved. Originally appeared on www.literarymama.com, December 2006.
Eating At Two. Robert Howe. All rights reserved.
The Right Ingredients. Robyn Kurth. All rights reserved.
Meatball Madness. Candace Simar. All rights reserved.
The Proof Is in the Pudding. Mary Donna Rushneck. All rights reserved.
The Pied Pepper. Jaye Lewis. All rights reserved.
Log Cabin Christmas. John Winsor. All rights reserved.
Tea for You. Carol McAdoo Rehme. All rights reserved.
Holiday Blockbuster. Debbi Wise. All rights reserved.
What a Card. Andrea Langworthy. All rights reserved.
Cumbered Christmas. Wanda Quist. All rights reserved.
The Best Time of the Year. Christopher Garry. All rights reserved.
