September Christmas

The best friendships don’t seem to have a beginning and promise to last forever. When we are very lucky, we have friendships that last a lifetime. Matilda and Tessie were always friends and were always going to be friends until life got in the way. Growing up, health problems and careers were not going to push them apart. As Matilda’s health declines, Tessie will do whatever it takes to keep her happy and healthy, including mild burglary and contemplating murder. Thinking about death doesn’t seem to bother Matilda too much. Instead of worrying she tries to enjoy life while she has it, and do whatever she likes on a whim. This apathetic ideal only drives Tessie crazy.

Danae L. Samms has always been a creator. Loving books, television, and being outside fueled her imagination. Her writing began when she was four with her first play, and continued to grow to a degree in journalism. Finding newspapers terrible and websites tolerable, she paid the bills as a freelance writer. Eventually, her creativity produced a novel and a thousand ideas waiting to become novels. Regularly, she keeps up with a blog of Unqualified Advice on Writing and Everything Else. The only thing she's been doing longer than writing is horseback riding. While horse shoes were never her forte, Danae has spent plenty of time riding and training. Most of that is with her horse Maggie.