Talk Turkey

Overview: Bru Baker got her first taste of life as a writer at the tender age of four when she started publishing a weekly newspaper for her family. What they called nosiness she called a nose for news, and no one was surprised when she ended up with degrees in journalism and political science and started a career in journalism. Carson is a California transplant settling into life in the Windy City. On his first Christmas away from home, he assures his worried family he{u2019}ll be having a real Christmas dinner.Recent culinary school graduate Tom Stockton earns some extra money giving out cooking advice at the Talk Turkey hotline. Tom{u2019}s honeyed voice and sharp sense of humor are attractive to the lonely Carson, and Carson finds reasons to call the hotline again and again. But on Christmas Eve, Carson{u2019}s call is less playful and more panicked with the big meal looming. Carson is just looking for advice, but Tom has a surprise in store that might lead to much more. A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Advent Calendar package "Sleigh Ride" Carson is a California transplant settling into life in the Windy City. On his first Christmas away from home, he assures his worried family he'll be having a real Christmas dinner. Recent culinary school graduate Tom Stockton earns some extra money giving out cooking advice at the Talk Turkey hotline. Tom's honeyed voice and sharp sense of humor are attractive to the lonely Carson, and Carson finds reasons to call the hotline again and again. But on Christmas Eve, Carson's call is less playful and more panicked with the big meal looming. Carson is just looking for advice, but Tom has a surprise in store that might lead to much more. A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Advent Calendar package "Sleigh Ride." Will recent culinary school graduate Tom at the Talk Turkey hotline help Carson with his Christmas dinner and much more?