Rebecca M. Douglass, Author

It's Read an Ebook Week at Smashwords.com , and there are some great bargains over there. I've created a great deal for mystery fans, with Death By Ice Cream , the first book of the Pismawallops PTA series FREE, just through Saturday! Get started on the series --and follow up fast, because the rest of the books are 50% off--all but but The Christmas Question --which is also free. Read the entire Ninja Librarian series for under $4, or explore my short fiction with Clues, Cops, and Corpses --free this week only. Stinky the Skunk Corners Skunk checks out a bunch of my books.

Photo by KL Caley Participating in the weekly #WritePhoto blog hop at KL Caley's New2Writing blog.  I'm a little late with this--expect more of the same this week, and next, but I'll put up a post when I think about it :)  Meanwhile, everyone enjoy the holidays of your choice (me, I'm a little inclined to choose them all, especially any with food associated). Today, in 530 words, we have a little Christmas story for you. Carriage   “Careful how you stow those things.” The order wasn’t necessary, but he gave it anyway.   “Are you sure this is going to work?” That was Crocus, always questioning his judgement. Questioning everyone’s judgement, to be fair. Crocus couldn’t take anything as a given, which he supposed wasn’t all bad.   “I’ve tested the horses. They’ll do.”   “Why can’t the reindeer—” Crocus started to ask.   “They need snow. The bare stones and pavements hurt their feet. Hooves,” he corrected himself. This business of ha