A Mind-Expanding Novella By Award-Winning Author T. L. Needham. A tale of a young man whose dog chases a wolf into the woods. As he pursues his beloved dog into the woods, he discovers a world beyond this realm and reality. INTRODUCTION: There is a time, just after sundown, when the full moon rises in direct opposition to the setting sun. A time before the sunlight surrenders to the darkness . . . and the full moon's glow asserts it's will against the dark . . . and the sky is no longer blue, but not yet black . . . and hovers in an electric glow of deep indigo. But only on the most rare of nights, the night of the Blue Moon, the Indigo Blue Moon. During this time, deep in the woods, there is a realm where we are no longer here . . . we are there. We can find ourselves in a space between day and night, between light and dark, between today and tomorrow . . . between this realm and another. And, perhaps in that time, and that place, we will come upon those who are not from here . . . but from there.

On a snowy Christmas Eve a fierce cat named Kitty Claus rules over a family of starving mice. Until a frightful crisis for the ferocious Kitty Claus is resolved when the father mouse rescues him from danger and transforms their adversity into a new bond of mutual friendship. This is a little story-poem of transformation, courage, and righteous behavior that generates the most positive outcome. Originally published in the award-winning book -PESKY POEMS- a collection by T. L. Needham.

When I Was A Child - by T. L. Needham was a finalist in the Best Books of 2011, in the Category of History: United States, according to USABookNews.com, the premiere online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses. A Stunning Story of Love, Death, and Survival on the Kansas Prairie On Ash Wednesday, 1926, a young couple, Alex and Theresa, left their six children home on the farm. They drove through heavy rains to attend Mass in town. That's when the temperature dropped fast, and the heavy rain became a snowy windswept blizzard. Only one of them would survive that night. The terrible loss upended the lives of this working-class family in ways no one could have expected. Through it all, the ironclad bonds of love held them together as they endured the Great Depression and an unceasing string of trials, losses, and hardships. Based on actual events, When I Was a Child documents the inner strength, courage, and sheer grit that steadied the couple's children through loss, economic crises, tornados, dust storms and war. Focusing on the extraordinary life of Louis Pfeifer, this vividly rendered book juxtaposes vignettes of a tragic past-the loss of a mother, father, and grandmother-against Louis's harrowing experiences as an 82nd Airborne paratrooper and prisoner of war during World War II. What emerges is an inspirational story of love and family bonds as Louis and his siblings grow up to become devoted, successful parents-despite all odds. Powerful, honest, and unflinching, When I Was a Child is about the suffering that life inflicts-and the bravery that gets us to the other side, becoming much wiser and stronger along the way.