My essay for this month will not be posted here, because it was accepted and published by The RavensPerch, an online literary magazine. (I could not be more thrilled!) You can find it here:

https://www.theravensperch.com/the-truth-about-santa-claus-by-kristen-ott-hogan/

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The essay is about my daughter, Autumn (pictured above), and her reluctance to grow up (and mine too), and our obsessions with characters and stories. Enjoy.