Tim didn't like winter at all. He found it cold and dark outside, so he preferred to spend the cold months snuggled up in warm blankets. One evening, as the snow covered the streets, he suddenly heard three muffled knocking sounds at his window. Confused, he opened it, but saw only the darkness and dancing snowflakes. The knocking was repeated, and Tim became uncomfortable. He sought help from his family, who explained to him that tapping heralded the winter light – a special light for children who don't like winter. Together with his family, Tim opened the window again. Suddenly, he felt a change: the night was no longer so dark, and a faint light shone on the horizon. It was the winter light that radiated warmth and could illuminate the darkness. Tim was astonished by this discovery. He had never heard of winter light, and now he understood that despite the cold and darkness, winter also contained magic. Suddenly, Tim heard a melody in the wind. His family explained to him that this melody came from the very moment he found the winter light. The music surrounded him, touched his heart and made him feel grateful. His family closed the window and asked Tim to memorize the melody. She was supposed to accompany him through the winter and give him warmth when it became too cold and too dark for him. Tim found this experience magical. The knock on the window was long forgotten. Full of joy at having found the light of winter and the melody, Tim decided to play In the snow with his friends the next day.

A stuffy big-city doctor. Three rural folk healers. An unexpected partnership could put lives on the line… Georgia, 1822. Dr. Aubrey Waycross puts his faith in science, not superstition. So when he moves to a remote mountain town, he’s dismayed to see the townsfolk reject his scientific blood-letting methods in favor of potions and witchcraft. And with a rabid panther stalking the area, he’s running out of time to convince the citizens of the error of their ways. Confronting the trio of spell-peddling sisters, he’s stunned to find their herbal remedies may contain the missing ingredient he needs for a cure. But with the local pastor hellbent on driving them out and the youngest sister unwilling to share her mysterious abilities, he worries he could lose the sick to madness and death. Can Dr. Waycross discover the right combination of science and sorcery to save the townspeople? The Winter Sisters is a spellbinding frontier-America historical fantasy. If you like unique twists on history, complex characters, and a touch of enchantment, then you’ll love Tim Westover’s richly woven tale.

Something Like Summer reaches its dramatic conclusion in this third and final volume of collected comics! Tim is back and even more handsome than before. To make matters worse, Jace is distracted, still reeling from the loss of someone special to him. Ben will have to tread a thin line if he wants to win the love he's always yearned for. But how can he possibly choose when both men have captured his heart so completely? This final installment of gay comics includes a bonus gallery of rare and beautiful illustrations.

The Winter 2010 Issue of Arts and Literary Journal The Battered Suitcase; intelligent and imaginative prose, poetry and art that explores the human experience. Edited by Fawn Neun, Maggie Ward, and N. Apythia Morges.

A Rina Martin Mystery - Against her better judgement, Rina Martin accepts an invitation to Aikensthorpe, a country house hotel with a sinister reputation. Gathered there are a collection of experts in the esoteric; their plan is to re-enact the incident in 1872 that left one man dead and another mad. Rina, unimpressed by the company and their techniques, is relieved when her friend DI MacGregor comes to rescue her. But then a blizzard traps them in the house, and Edwin Holmes, grand old man of psychical research, is found murdered in his bed . . .