Four books in one. The first book contains verses of life, death, suicide, child molestation, religion, and love. The remainder of the book contains short stories of fantasy and fiction, set in the far past and the near future. Here we have tales of psychic phenomenon, an alternate past and future, healing and death, as well as a fictional account of the author's past.

There is a force that powers the Christmas spirit, a magic that makes lights shine brighter, cookies taste sweeter, and keeps reindeer in the air. It is a power as old as Christmas itself, an unseen electric current of kindness, cheer, and good will. That force is called peppermint lightning. It is fading and in need of a champion. Sidney, a nine year old school girl from Pleasant, Ohio, full of peppermint lightning herself, is called upon to help restore that magic to its former glory. She is recruited by a hopeful elf, an English gingerbread man, a matronly reindeer, and a proud snowman to...