Too much work — not enough time. Too much worry — not enough joy. Too much living online — not enough living. These familiar problems plunge the narrator of 47 Minutes on Christmas Eve into crisis — and guide him into a dazzling series of encounters with a surprising, inspiring conclusion. 47 Minutes on Christmas Eve, “a surreal holiday fable, part Alice in Wonderland and part It’s a Wonderful Life” (Virginia Living magazine), is “a magical tale of redemption” (The Hook, Charlottesville, Va.) an ... more »

Too much work — not enough time. Too much worry — not enough joy. Too much living online — not enough living. These familiar problems plunge the narrator of 47 Minutes on Christmas Eve into crisis — and guide him into a dazzling series of encounters with a surprising, inspiring conclusion. 47 Minutes on Christmas Eve, “a surreal holiday fable, part Alice in Wonderland and part It’s a Wonderful Life” (Virginia Living magazine), is “a magical tale of redemption” (The Hook, Charlottesville, Va.) and “a gift that will endure through the years” (Lynchburg, Va., Ledger). John de Graaf, bestselling author of Affluenza and a director of the Happiness Initiative, writes, “47 Minutes is a thin book, but deep; short, but memorable. Take the time to savor its words and surreal images and its powerful, timely message for our rushed and stuffed society: ’tis, indeed, the gift to be simple.”  Less