Writers and other story tellers have an additional responsibility during this Western culture Holiday season.  It is up to us to convey the real spirit of the season to the ever growing throng of people who just don’t get it.  It’s always been hard, very hard but today it seems nearly impossible.

The message of this season is no longer a priority.  Thanksgiving has been usurped by BLACK Friday and this year, in the United States, we’ve even got Presidential Politics trying to shout over what should be the only sound bite that really matters: 

Peace on Earth, Good will toward…ALL!