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Christmas Stories

Each year Doug creates a Christmas a short story. Many are posted online here for your reading pleasure. Why not take a moment and read one?

Christmas Stories

Halloween Stories

Doug started telling Halloween stories around the fire during "Trick or Treat" time to have some fun.

Halloween Stories

Online Novels

Doug writes full novels. Many fiction, some non-fiction. One is published here for your reading enjoyment.

Novels




       Christmas Stories   

That Old Santa Hat     2022

Preparing for the rest of  your life after she leaves. Remembering, loving, sharing.

The Christmas Box (2019)

Remembering the true
meaning of Christmas
begins with the
Christmas Spirits.

Bringing Christmas (2016)

You must to learn to give Christmas before you can get Christmas.
 

A Christmas for Vicky (2013)

A woman alone wants to remember her brother and have her child. It takes a family.

Jean's Tree 
(2010)

Keeping Christmas alive when everything is lost.  You have to have faith it will get better.

 

What Remains          (2021)

How does Grandpa ensure a lasting
Christmas for his new granddaughter?

Knowing
(2018)

When Jesus, Mary, and
Joseph come in to your
life do you believe
or do you know?

Christ's Tree
(2015)

A mother comes to terms with her soldier's death.

 

Santa's Ramp
(2012)

She's alone.  Her young husband is at the VA and needs a ramp to come back to her.

A Very Merry COVID Christmas (2020)

A plague. No human
contact. What's a
Santa supposed to
do to spread cheer?

Santa in the Toaster (2017)

Finding Santa helps you find Christmas. Sometimes he is where you least expect him.

A Little Faith
(2014)

Times get tough.  Some Christmases are very hard to forget.  It is then when you need a little faith.

Need A Little Christmas (2011)

What do people do when they lose everything and the town votes to end Christmas?

Halloween Stories

Evil Comes Again (2022)

Every year she battles evil. Will her granddaughter be cursed as well?

The Dark Shaman(2021)

Will finding the Dark Shaman heal
the tribe's wounds?

The Temple of the Lost Goddess (2020)

A Witch and a Warlock. Forbidden Love.
Forbidden child.

Imelda's Curse (2019)

Love gets its revenge, only love can break the curse.

The Devil's Feast (2018)

The Devil needs his due
and they will continue
to feast until he gets it.

The Witch's Ghost (2017)

A cursed witch. Her ghost and Vodoo Treasure.  It doesn't get better.

A Witch's Power (2016)

Death is no obstacle for a witch or her ghost.  But coming of age is difficult

Two Witch's (2014)

A lost child soon to be a full fledged witch.  Why should two witches even care?

Blood Canvas (2015)

New Orleans Jackson Square artists are dying to paint the perfect picture.

She Waits (2013)

Does love ever really die? Love protects from the grave.

The Stranger (2012)

A curse that must be lifted to live in love.
(click on title to read story)

The Halloween Rose (2011)

Love never dies.  So why not have a little fun on Halloween. Don't forget the rose!

St. Augustine Halloween (2009)

In old St. Augustine at the time of the Spanish
All Hallows Eve turns deadly

The Ghost at Old McMaster's Place (2005)

What do teenage kid's know about ghosts.  More than they want to.
(click on title to read the story)

           Online Novels

The Book of James

  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
  • Epilogue

 

 

 

Welcome to Courtney Press!

A way station for the thoughts and online stories of Dr. Douglas Courtney. Browse his commentary on current, and not so current, social and political events. Read some of his short stories, or buy his latest books. In any event, come look around and enjoy!

Hey there, friend. Doug likes does like to write and provide you with interesting stories. But writing cost money (doesn't everything!). To keep Doug off the streets and writing stories for you he has set up a Patreon page. By contributing $3, $5, or more each month to Doug's Patreon account he can dedicate his time to writing. So please become one of his patrons and keep him home away from all the normal people. Just click on the logo above and it will take you to his page so  you can help.

 

Products

  • The Losing Candidate The Losing Candidate $8.99
  • American Christmas Stories Book II $11.99
  • Betrayal of Faith Betrayal of Faith $12.99
  • Unburdened $10.99
  • Trumpty Dumpty Trumpty Dumpty $13.00







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