Tag Archives: Christmas

The Christmas Miracle

Posted on December 16, 2025 by theamericanplutarch

For Christmas, this novella is a fictional account of one person’s search for God, for love, as he arrives at the final moment of his life. Calvin is a middle aged husband and father dying of cancer. He is spending … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Memorial

Posted on December 24, 2022 by theamericanplutarch

The following is taken from a 19th century English prose and poetry magazine. It is a useful remembrance for those of us who have suffered recent loss of family, friends, or pets. “The sinless soul of the cherub child, that … Continue reading →

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The Night Before Christmas (A Rodent’s Tale)

Posted on December 3, 2022 by theamericanplutarch

I wrote the following whimsical, nutty poem many years ago when my two oldest sons were in elementary school. Every Christmas Eve my family reads this poem along with the traditional Night before Christmas and the Christmas story in the … Continue reading →

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