Where We Live: Fantasy Land

Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinksi first conceived of the plot for the fantasy series Dormia, while holed up in a hut in Egypt escaping a sudden sandstorm. 

Kujawinksi is an American diplomat.  Halpern's a New Haven-based journalist.  

They both make their living traveling to the far reaches of the earth - Kujawinkski to mitigate global disasters and Halpern to cover obscure cultural events.  

Their "day job" exploits, though harrowing, have provided the perfect fodder for their fantasy series that features a sleep-walking twelve-year-old named Alfonso who has remarkable powers, and takes amazing adventures.but only while asleep.

Today, we'll talk about the collaboration that resulted in a fantasy world meant to rival that of Harry Potter.

And with Christmas just a few days away, we'll take a look at the best know holiday fantasy character, um...we mean, the completely real-life Santa Claus.

We'll talk with the Dean of Santa Clauses from the longest continuously running Santa Claus School in the world.