KNICK-KNACK

by Gage Kindberg

Howie and Sarah, two young siblings, bring home a unique advent calendar from the local vintage store, Gloria's Glorious Findings. Upon opening the first golden-hinged door, they find themselves in the craziest Christmas countdown they've ever experienced.

A glass sphere on the end of a necklace, a portal, a snow-laden world - the siblings have no recollection of the world they've arrived. It's Knick-Knack, a seemingly pleasant holiday town, populated with lots of jolly residents dressed in green and bearing pointy ears. It's cheerful here, where children play and decorate trees day after day, embracing the holiday sprit with mugs full of cocoa and egg nog. All is warm and all is bright.

Until Howie uncovers the darkest secret of Knick-Knack...one that YOU, dear reader, must find out for yourself.

Not everything is as it seems. Every smile is hiding something. Every step is carefully planted. Every child hides their true to leave Knick-Knack.

195 pages, Paperback

Published August 2, 2023

About the author

Hello there, fellow homo-sapiens. I'm not sure what to write in these things, but let's start with the basics. I'm from Montana and I've always loved to draw. I've drawn insanely odd things, things that cause folk to question my mental state. But here's the thing, I'm very happy and just simply enjoy creepy weird things. Nothing wrong! And so, a while back, I decided to start creating stories behind the characters I would draw to give a story-world, one might say, to my creations. I'm a creator of worlds and characters, and you can catch me on Instagram, Facebook, and, well, I'm pretty sure that's it. There should be links in my author page. Thanks for taking the time to read this, good folk. Jolly day.