Favorites Archives - S.A. Schneider

The Valancourt Book of Victorian Ghost Stories

by saschneider | Dec 6, 2023 | Favorite Books, Favorites

I talk quite a bit about the telling of ghost stories at Christmas. This is a tradition that I want to see revived. One thing I do is write a Christmas story every year and some are ghost stories. Because the tradition was most popular in the Victorian era, most of...

Christmas Ghost Stories

by saschneider | Dec 5, 2023 | Holiday Stories, Stories, Favorite Articles

There are many traditions at Christmas time. Putting up the tree. Decorating. Making Christmas cookies. There is one tradition that is no longer in favor that I’d like to bring back.. Christmas ghost stories. In the Victorian era, during the darkest days of the...

Free Public Domain Christmas Stories

by saschneider | Nov 29, 2023 | Stories, Holiday Stories, Favorite Articles

I love Christmas! It is so magical, especially when it snows here in Northeast Ohio. And when it’s cold and snows, it’s time for Ultimate Hot Cocoa and reading! Every year I read Christmas Carol and then on Christmas Eve I read Night Before Christmas to...

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson

by saschneider | Nov 7, 2023 | Favorites, Favorite Books

I’ll say right off the bat – I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. I read many young adult books. There are a couple reasons for this. Many times, the stories are more interesting than most of the ‘adult’ books. This could be because...

Town Magician Rasmundle Recipe

by saschneider | Nov 5, 2023 | Misc, - Town Magician, Parent and Teacher Resources, Favorite Articles

In the story Clarise and the Night Show, Samual gets to eat Rasmundles. What are Rasmundles you ask? They are a delicious treat in Samual’s world that he doesn’t get until Clarise gets him one. Since we don’t have Rasmundles, we can make something...

Why teach video game storytelling?

by saschneider | Sep 28, 2023 | Video Game Storytelling, Favorite Articles, Parent and Teacher Resources

Video Games I have lived with video games my entire life. Got an Atari 2600 the year it came out and had 10 games! Trust me, in 1977 that was a big deal. Back then, video games were a minor form of entertainment, mostly for kids. That is no longer the case....

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