Arita Trahan

Hi!

Isn't it great to have a story to tell? And we all do! I've always been a fan of stories and the people who tell them. What is important to us is revealed in our stories: the setting, the cast, the dialogue, the events we celebrate and the shape those celebrations assume.

I suppose it makes perfect sense that my first book would be about Santa, a mythical figure who is still familiar enough for many of us to anticipate a personal visit each year. A character we have inherited like a distant cousin attending our holidays, and yet one that we can use and abuse at will. So, we do.

I was a child of the 50's growing up in the deep South. Born in New Orleans, going to school in Lake Charles, then Beaumont and Dallas, Texas; I married and moved with my two little ones to Nashville, TN. Full-time mom, I have enjoyed mothering as much as anything else in my life, and feel the importance of it for myself, as very rich indeed.

Later as an actor and acting/communication coach, I enjoyed studying the ways we tell our stories daily, and the way those stories entwine with the stories of those nearest us. That fascination is evident in my writing.

My musician, SLP husband, Mark and I live in Los Angeles - a move that surprised us both. We love this chapter of our adventure.

Visit me at our website www.TheSantaStory.com. See you there!