Craig Johnson found out a little more than he wanted to know about skunks this summer, when one of the rascally creatures took up residence under his tack shed. The experience, though, wasn’t all bad.

It turned out to be great inspiration for this year’s annual Christmas Story, “Scents of the Season,” which Johnson will be reading for his annual Christmas Tour of Duty, which includes almost a dozen stops at libraries in the Sheridan/Buffalo area. The free stories have been a tradition for more than 20 years now and are a Christmas card to Wyoming that Johnson looks forward to every year.

The annual Christmas story is sent out free of charge on Christmas Eve to any and all of Johnson’s fans who have signed up for his newsletter. And Johnson makes personal appearances at area libraries to

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