Writer & Novelist
JOE VIGLIOTTI
Acerca de
God, John, and the Standard Christmas Village
AVAILABLE SOON
Things in life have never quite gone John’s way. He gets along, day by day, living in the town of Standard. He works as a maintenance man for Saint Rita’s Catholic Church, where he tends to the floors and the grounds - and learns of the many difficulties the parishioners face in their own lives.
John also secretly spends his evenings working on the Standard Christmas Village, a well-loved model of the town and its inhabitants, put on display in the Church rec hall each year for the holidays. The well-crafted village stands in contrast to its namesake town with its troubles.
A few days before Christmas, in frustration, John calls out to God, asking why He simply doesn’t fix things for everyone.
A Messenger named Colson is sent down to share that John will have dominion over the town of Standard (with some limits). What he does with the Christmas village will affect the town, itself. Over the course of three days, with Colson as a mentor, John attempts to improve the lives of the citizens of Standard. What he learns will change his life, instead.
The Spectral Seconds of the Silver Sun
NOW AVAILABLE
OCTOBER 1694 - The Eastern Shore of Colonial Maryland
Strange lights in the sky, dark forms in the swamps, the disappearance of a local pastor, and an alarmed populace compel the Governor to send represenatives to investigate the matter - and ensure that the witch hunt which so recently happened in Salem, Massachusetts, is not repeated on the Maryland coast.
The young Pastor Henry Hollowood, and veteran soldier Alexander Corby, are dispatched to determine the cause of the disturbances, and put them to rest. Both men have been sent under threat, but Corby harbors a secret which not only makes him subject to the government’s predetermined conclusions, but also makes him the target of a unrelenting bounty hunter from Massachusetts.
What Hollowood and Corby discover in their investigation exceeds what they have been authorized to conclude - and how they respond will determine their ultimate fates.
​
