AND THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS   ‘And so it’s the time of the year, of goodwill and cheer, Jingle bells

ANNA stared in awe at the huge Christmas tree in the mall, decorated with gold lights, multi-coloured ornaments, and garlands.

A new day dawned, a special day filled with love and a little song in his mind. Jarred looked at

THE car drove away, leaving him standing there, and Shivanie’s supervisor friend asked, “Who is that?” “Someone I knew from

“ONE day, maybe,” she kept saying in her mind, for the heartache, tears, and struggles had left deep scars on

SHIVANIE wiped the tears welling up in her eyes, which were caused by the smoke from the large iron fireside

MUSIC of the gods, soft and entrancing, played from the flute and travelled on soundless wings across land and sea,

I LOOKED out my window, across the green, lush lawn and the border of flowering shrubs to the woods beyond,

“Hey andhan ki maharani Oh, Jai Laxmi Rani” VERSES of a Hindu devotional song filled the air as the festival

THE morning was biting cold, and dawn was still some hours away, as the northeastern wind blew in from the