Author Archives: Sheila Moss

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About Sheila Moss

My stories are about daily life and the funny things that happen to all of us. My columns have been published in numerous newspapers, magazines, anthologies, and websites.

A Christmas Weather Forecast

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Sheila Moss

The following is a Special Weather Statement issued for the Christmas Holiday Season: December is expected to bring above normal levels of stress in both northern and southern areas of the country. Shoppers are expected to move into the region … Continue reading →

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Letter to Santa

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Dear Santa, Guess you thought I was not going to write this year? (Ha, ha, gotcha!) I just want to let you know that I’m still around. What I want for Christmas is a new Apple iPad. What else is … Continue reading →

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Merry Perfect Christmas

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Sheila Moss

December 1 Christmas is coming! I’m excited! I can hardly wait to get started with the decorating! I wonder if we will have a White Christmas this year? Wouldn’t that be great? December 7 Put up the Christmas tree. Get … Continue reading →

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Intermittent Christmas

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Sheila Moss

The trouble with Christmas is that it just comes around too darn often.  Seems like no time since it was here  and now here it is again.  The decorations barely have time to get dusty before it is time to … Continue reading →

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Death of an Angel

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Sheila Moss

As I sat staring at the blank computer screen, I wondered what I could write about. It had been a wretched day. It was really hard to think clearly tonight. In another room of the house, my grandson was playing … Continue reading →

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Planet Christmas

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Sheila Moss

“Welcome to Planet Christmas where it is Christmas 365 days a year!” “Is this for real? How can it be Christmas every day? Everyone knows that Christmas comes only once a year, on December 25th.” “Not here it doesn’t. We … Continue reading →

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Life’s Little Lessons about Christmas

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Walmart is the gift shop of last resort for the entire the population of the U.S. Christmas spirit is a mania created by commercial advertisers during October. It’s the gift that counts – disregard any information to the contrary. Christmas … Continue reading →

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Black Friday – In More Ways than One

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Is it over yet? Is it safe to go out? I’m talking about Black Friday, of course, what did you think? On Thursday we are thankful for our blessings. On Friday we are thankful for bargains. I’m sure you saw … Continue reading →

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The Fried Turkey Tale

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Dear Mom, I hope you and dad are having a Happy Thanksgiving.  This year we decided to do something a bit different and fry our turkey whole.  I am in a newsgroup on the Internet that could not say enough … Continue reading →

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Plan Ahead for a Smooth Turkey Day

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Sheila Moss

I saw an article somewhere with a lot of suggestions about how to plan ahead for Thanksgiving to make things go smoothly . It seemed like a great idea, but the following is about how my planning ahead usually goes. … Continue reading →

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