The Silver Wreath

03/04/2026

I'm not sure how some authors crank out 2 - 3 books every year. In November, 2023 I began conjuring "Vrenessbith - Return," affectionately known at home as V3. This past week I closed the first draft at 450 manuscript pages (not book pages). For those of you who like word counts, that's 141,000+ words. "Wrong Forest" clocked in at only 116,880 words. Oh, and we ain't finished with it yet. This is first draft. Our small writers group is only 1/3 way through this tale, so it will be a while before you find it on Amazon. I will say, with some modesty, this third book of Vrenessbith not only answers a lot of questions from the first two books but goes way beyond magical realism. Now, while V3 cruises through 2 or 3 reviews, back to "The Wrong Way to do Nothing."

07/03/2026

It's been quiet at The Silver Wreath, though not non-productive. Last summer I started having trouble with my hands. Creating stories turned out to be an exercise in correcting misspelled words. I had lost sensitivity in my left hand, then when my right hand started going, I got to the doctor. Turns our I had two bone spurs pressing against my spine. Doctors at UNC relieved the compression by removing the back of my vertebrae - all of C6, 2/3 of C5, and about 1/3 of C7. Big long zipper down the back of my neck. I am still in recovery - will be for many months, but my the sensitivity is returning to my hands, so the stories I have been working on are continuing. I am almost finished with the first draft of Vrenessbith - Return (expecting it to run just over 400 pages) and "Wrong Way to do Nothing" has been calling me back - Badlands adventure is seductive. Do not expect many more updates, just know that the magic of The Silver Wreath is still flowing.

07/01/2026

A mid-week surprise - a gift from my bride. My writing career began with short stories for my wife and daughters. Unique gifts for special occaisions, such as Christmas. My story for Christy this year is about an angel who is easily distracted and has trouble earning her wings. Christy has ranked this story as one of my best and wants to share it. Therefor, it has been installed on Amazon Kindle and is available for $0.99 - but we want it to be FREE, so from today through Sunday, Jan 11, you can download it for FREE. I hope you enjoy it as much as she has.

Stories about angels have always been popular. Especially about young angels who have yet to find or earn their wings. Now make that a young Christmas angel and you likely have a best seller - a young angel doing their best to make Christmas perfect for someone and messing up, not getting it righ...

28/11/2025

Is that special belief in the Magic of Christmas slipping away? The Silver Wreath is proud to offer three solutions: Finding Nicholas, the Secret Stories of Santa, and Lessons of Christmas. Each offers Christmas you can enjoy all year long. As an early Christmas present, the Kindle versions will be FREE over Thanksgiving weekend. Click here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQCVGV78. Or, if you would like a printed copy of Finding Nicholas direct from The Silver Wreath for only $9.95, click here: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=bcdt3nLgn8Nuu4WpG6k4zZFQUhwdMawYMPf8e7qokCN
Keep Christmas at your fingertip (or in your heart) all year long.

06/11/2025

Started in 1831, this final chapter of “A Quiet Service” looks into the lives of recent Woodsmen, men and women answering the call of Nicholas. We also get to know Natasha, “Mrs. Claus,” and explore the magic of “The North Pole.” You can purchase book four at discount for a limited time, Nov 6 - 9, using the links below.
Print, only $10.55, https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=9Pb6FkbVPex3eSviPidqV2NneU7B6hV0MV4XgULGTHB
Kindle, only 99¢, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GGWXBBY/

04/11/2025

Excuse me, today isn't Friday ... not even Thursday, so why am I posting? As you may recall "the dog ate my homework" last month so there wasn't a "Conjuring Silver" to share. But there is this month so I figured why wait. There will be a special posting of our 4th (FOURTH) featured book for October on Thursday, but here is your link to our monthly "bit of nonsense" and a preview to our featured books for Thanksgiving Weekend. So, take a minute in your mid-week chaos and smile a little. Conjuring Silver, November, 2025 https://www.woodsmanstories.com/newsletters/cs-202511.html

30/10/2025

Welcome to book three of “A Quiet Service” - “passion beyond misfortune.” Filled with troubles and successes, love and loss, sunshine and rain, stories of these men and women are uncommon. Their passion for each day helped them rise above misfortunes, lifting others as well. You could find your own story within theirs. Price specials run from Thursday, 10/30, through Sunday, 11/2, using the following links: Kindle are only 99¢ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZZDSM3D Print is $10.55 https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=4LLguzC3sfa9ezu7EpdNpprNTzV3rjrfFfFpnBdhn7h

23/10/2025

Welcome to week two of A Quiet Service specials. This week we have Artur's story - A young man of Norway reads about conditions in the United States following WWI. Initiating an opportunity to lend a hand, he set to exploring this vast land over eleven years. This adventure exceeded his dreams in all regards. You can order the print copy at https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=fXr02igPRn6xVC3gFu22e95OrN6umoYfoRVW57Dq3EE or Kindle at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VWZ4V8M Remember - special prices are good only from 10/23 - 26 (Thursday - Sunday). Enjoy the adventure.

16/10/2025

When I became Nicholas’ thirteenth Woodsman, I had no idea what my job would be. He quickly ended my confusion with the delivery of the logs, journals, and diaries of the twelve previous Woodsmen. His only direction, “Tell their story.” It took ten years and four volumes to share their stories, their adventures, their tears and losses, the difference each made it our world. As an early Christmas present, The Silver Wreath is discounting “A Quiet Service,” one volume each week. Please use these links to begin your collection, now.
Week one: a scandinavian legacy, special pricing October 16 - 23, 2025.
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0873DDHMD
Print: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=5viLWmE8SgEQa6OwIeSTXSHfLtKLII64STJgZeKVo3W

10/10/2025

How many of you ever used the excuse "the dog ate my homework"? Well, I did not get an Silver Conjured for October, but I do have some good excuses - you see my daughter had a baby and we took care of their dog, lots of extra care there. Then my CGM went on the fritz and I had to make lots of decisions and negotiations to get new service - blood glucose monitoring is important for an old codger like me. Since we were dog-sitting, we had to rearrange our camping schedule - made the reservation back in JANUARY! And folks at church realized that I do write / tell stories and they put me on a special project. Oh, and I sneezed. More than once. Yep, lots of excuses so you won't be getting the back story on this month's special book - well four books actually. "A Quiet Service" is a four volume set that shares the stories of Santa's Woodsmen (I am #13). And since my brain is a bit befuddled, must be the sneezing, we are going to spread the four volume special over FOUR weeks - one each weekend (Thursday - Sunday) beginning next week, October 16. Kindle copies will be reduced from $2.99 to $0.99, each. Not sure about print copies yet so you'll have to come back for the links and a bit of backstory. Still need a bit of "Silver"? Step outside of your box and lend a hand to someone in need - you might just catch a breath of Christmas.

18/09/2025

The Thirstday Cognizance Brigade is about a workshop studying the concept of “time,” but beyond that, it is about quest for power, search for relationships, wondering “what if,” and more. We are pleased to offer TCB as our special of September, 2025, at the reduced price of $16.45 print [ https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=w44d5kNoOArIZGudKi9KHNRi7s3VLdePmRfooiIqhs2 ] and $0.99 kindle [ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB4X7ZWZ ].
Enjoy the adventure and please leave a review. Thank you.

05/09/2025

The September issue of Conjuring Silver is up! https://www.woodsmanstories.com/newsletters/cs-202509.html Once again you can look into the dark recesses of a strange mind and discover how this month's feature came to be .... and a not-so-hidden secret! Enjoy. The feature will go on special pricing in two weeks.