I’ve known about Plato’s Allegory of the Cave for years, but for some reason, I only sat down to read it in full today. Isn’t that how life works? The teacher shows up when the student is ready—even if the teacher is a 2,400-year-old philosopher and the “classroom” is my own living room.

"Santa Land" explores why adults still need fairy tales—stories of grief, love, and wonder that heal, inspire, and invite us to believe again.

This is the beginning of the book Santa Land Novel. We open with our character Tom sitting at a keyboard...that is after we've been greeted by a cricket who sets the stage for our journey with Tom. And our beloved. Who is that? Well you have to find out for yourself. And what's this nonsense about a cricket? Well, maybe the key to all of your questions are revealed every time you hear a cricket chirp. And it becomes ringing in your ears.