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Tom R. Oh!
Author of
"The Christmas Tree Chronicles"
and other delightfully twisted tales
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Tom
R. oh's tastefully twisted
column, The Christmas
Tree Chronicles appears only on SFPNN's
website. This is a special bonus feature we are proud to offer. Warning: Not for the faint of a
humorous heart.
Tom has also written other
stories and series which are available by clicking below or scrolling down after the Christmas Tree Chronicles.
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Hello, you were
probably expecting Tom Rotundo, a.k.a. Tom R. oh to be writing this, but the truth is it is I, Harley, who does all the
writing. Who am I? I am a Chihuahua and much cuter than that one who does Mexican food commercials.
I
adopted Tom, his family and Winnie, an ugly Brittany Spaniel, 4 years ago while
I lived in Sherman, TX. I moved to Allen , TX. recently and out of the
goodness of my heart brought them all along with me, even Winnie, who said my
face looked like the front end of a bus. Winnie has been with Tom
for 6 years. He bought her if you can believe it. I would have
thought such barbaric practices would have been banned years ago. Oh, you
don’t want to hear any more about Winnie, can’t blame you there, but you
want to know more about Tom?
I guess it takes all kinds as they say and Tom is definitely a kind of some
sort. I had to do a lot of digging but I found out that Tom was born on
the south side of Chicago and that shortly thereafter he moved to Davenport, IA,
where he received most of his formal education. He never wrote a book but
he claims he read one once - said it was named “My First Reader” and that he
is waiting for the sequel before he reads another. “Bad Tom! Bad! Quit
licking my paws while I am trying to type.” Don’t you just hate when
humans lick your paws when you are typing?
Anyway,
where was I? The reasons for Tom leaving Davenport are unclear but he next
appears in Phoenix, AZ., where he met Fay, whom he married. He then moved
to Tucson, AZ., and finally to Sherman, where they were fortunate enough to meet
me. Somewhere along the line they acquired 2 kids. How this happened
is a complete mystery to me. Fay died in November of 1999 from breast
cancer. The stories that are attributed to Tom are the result of promises
he made to Fay before she died. He promised her that a Christmas tree from
a particular Christmas tree farm would be in the house that Christmas. He
also promised to try to keep in touch with some of Fay’s Internet buddies
because she felt they could help him deal with her loss. Fay would have
liked an Irish Wake, she loved laughter but she knew that an Irish Wake was not
possible. Tom thought and thought and decided that a story could take the
place of the Irish Wake. Thus, the first Christmas tree story was
the result of these promises. That was supposed to be the only such story
but some wanted to hear more and they kept asking so I wrote more stories for
them.
I had better go now; Tom and Winnie are leaping up and down at the back door. I guess they need to go out.
They are not very patient when it comes to stuff like that. They way they act you would think that there was not
going to be another Tom R oh.
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You can E-Mail Tom, Harley, Winnie or C. Tree at:
metomroh@sbcglobal.net
The
Christmas Tree Chronicles
The following
of Christmas tree chronicles never appeared in SFPNN
in 2006-2009.
(Well, except for the very first one in 2000, but we learned after that!)
Note: It is highly recommended that you begin at The
Beginning.
So click or scroll down to
The
Beginning and
then work your way up... if you dare!
The
Christmas Tree Chronicles
The following
of Christmas tree chronicles never appeared in SFPNN
in 2005.
(Well, except for the very first one in 2000, but we learned after that!)
Note: It is highly recommended that you begin at The
Beginning.
So click or scroll down to
The
Beginning and
then work your way up... if you dare!
The
Christmas Tree Chronicles
The following
of Christmas tree chronicles never appeared in SFPNN
in 2004.
(Well, except for the very first one in 2000, but we learned after that!)
Note: It is highly recommended that you begin at The
Beginning.
So click or scroll down to
The
Beginning and
then work your way up... if you dare!
The
Christmas Tree Chronicles
The following
of Christmas tree chronicles never appeared in SFPNN
in 2003.
(Well, except for the very first one in 2000, but we learned after that!)
Note: It is highly recommended that you begin at The
Beginning.
So click or scroll down to
The
Beginning and
then work your way up... if you dare!
The following
of Christmas tree chronicles never appeared in SFPNN
in 2002.
The
Christmas Tree Chronicles
The following
of Christmas tree chronicles never appeared in SFPNN
in 2001.
The
following Christmas tree chronicles never appeared in SFPNN IN
2000.
trying
times
The Nimble & The Quick or
Just Another Story About Jack
THE
ADVENTURES OF Eyeglare
(with
Guest Appearances From Dr. FAYBEARSTEIN and OTHERS)
The Quest
young?
THE LOST TALES OF THE WILD WOOD
Tom's
OTHER Stories
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