The Christmas Play: A Fable for the Holidays

The sign at the neighborhood theater read: Christmas Play.Auditions Today.î So begins Carol Lynn Pearsonís latest work, a modern-day parable that adds a twist to the traditional Christmas story. Auditioning for the Christmas play, the narrator soon learns that the role will involve more than simply playing one part<—>and that despite the great challenges, there will be even greater rewards.

Carol Lynn Pearson is a writer of fiction and nonfiction, a prize-winning poet, and a playwright. Her many books include A Stranger for Christmas, The Modern Magi, and A Christmas Thief (Loyola Press, 2003). She resides in Walnut Creek, California.