Recommended by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn

This is the Santa we all deserve. Inclusive and relatable!

Ah, noir but enlightened when it comes to objectifying the dames. Love it!

I can’t tell if the calendar is a bad influence or a font of philosophical wisdom. Maybe both?! I’ve had arguments with my snack food, too. Must be a writer thing!

Omigosh, this may be a magical work of fiction, but I am relating to these ladies so much right now. Perimenopause/menopause, long term relationships not working out, and grand gestures that really don't fix anything make for a fun and engaging play. Tiffany and Jessica are lucky to have each other and even luckier to share their hallucination man! I adore how they react like a real person would upon hearing Gennaro's over the top worship of them!

There are a lot of ways people can feel emptiness at the holidays, like a chapter is missing from our life story. But Cassie and Walter have come together to continue their story despite their missing main character. Their connection is lovely and as the play concluded I was eager to hear what might happen in the next book in their series.

RFW is very skilled in creating compelling characters in dark and stressful circumstances. This story about an absent father making up for his shortcomings to his daughter in the only way he knows how is so engaging. This would be a great character study for two actors with strong chemistry.

Oh man! If the kids can’t defeat Dougie, the world is doomed! Very funny, though terrifyingly familiar!

Oh this is so sweet and such an important message. It’s so easy to look at how kids used to live in the world and assume that is the best way for kids today. But Grandpa is actually meeting Jackson where he is, and I love the world they’ve opened together.

This is one of my most visceral fears, having to cope with an ending I know is coming, when it’s coming, and not being able to do anything to stop it. Alles covers all the stages of grief in these short stories with absolute magic, grace, and sisu!

The setting on an island in Lake Superior already adds a danger and wildness to this play. With the characters all authors of slightly different genres, they are still very much in competition with one another. The “Good” story will stick with me for a long time. This play will have audiences tattooing the same word on themselves, too! Literally or spiritually.