Dealing with Shorty and Griller Santa Nick looked fierce, like a magistrate passing sentence. “What were you doing in my sleigh?” “Waiting for you,” I said without thinking. Then I realised and hung my head, so I didn’t meet Shorty’s glare. But Shorty bounced back, like always. “Yeah, that’s right. We was hoping you’d give … Continue reading Santa’s Workshop
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Following Santa
Shorty and Griller spot Santa When Shorty got back, I were sat on the edge of the sleigh watching the holly where we’d last seen Santa. Shorty started unpacking his “shopping”, but I didn’t take my eyes off them bushes till he yelled at me. “Griller! You’re s’posed to have been watching.” He blinked furiously … Continue reading Following Santa
Christmas Day in the Snow
Following Santa Santa Nick was dozing under the furs as Rudolph led the sleigh home after another busy Christmas delivery. Nick was shattered, but a month’s hibernation would fix that. With young Nicky still learning the business, there were decades of festive seasons to go before the youngster took over as Santa. Santas weren’t immortal. … Continue reading Christmas Day in the Snow
Where Does Santa Spend Christmas?
More Griller and Shorty Shorty gazed into the patch of sky framed by the top of the skip. I could tell he were thinking hard, so I kept quiet. “Where does Santa spend Christmas?” Was it a trick question? Lookin’ for clues, I followed Shorty’s eyes. They were blinking as they followed a passenger drone … Continue reading Where Does Santa Spend Christmas?
Here’s One I Made Earlier
Visitors who were with me last year may recall Griller and Shorty. I re-post them here as introduction to their continuing story, which will be serialised through December Christmas Presence Shorty scrambled over the top and landed next to me in the skip. Footsteps ran past. They came back slowly. A car started up and … Continue reading Here’s One I Made Earlier
Windy Christmas
You may have heard, our writing group (The Whittlesey Wordsmiths) has recently published two Christmas collections of memories, short stories and verse. One is called Windy Christmas, the other is Jingle Bells and Tinsel Tales. Here is a snippet from Windy Christmas. Windy Christmas Here comes fresh snow; swirling clumps of it. My kind of … Continue reading Windy Christmas
Christmas Reading?
Our writing group has just published two Christmas collections Windy Christmas is an eclectic collection of memories, poems and short stories (one or two perhaps not for the fainthearted). Jingle Bells and Tinsel Tales, on the other hand, is for those of a gentle disposition and suitable for bedtime reading to younger family members. Illustrations … Continue reading Christmas Reading?
Just a quickie…
I went shopping today... ,,,, Am I the only one picturing some gremlin, logged into Twitter, fingers on keyboard, deciding what shopping panic to instigate next? ,,,,,,,, ......................... This time of year, I've often wondered who on earth buys their Christmas turkey in October, when the supermarkets start upping their stock. But the empty freezers … Continue reading Just a quickie…
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Twas the night before Christmas, when Santa's new elf in the vast, silent workshop sat all by herself
Christmas Wrapping
While one hand holds the paper, t'other's groping for the tape. Her goodwill fades as sticky tape escapes her lurches. She lets go the gift, to travel to the tape that caused the hassle and the perfect wrap unravels. Curses! Christmas present trapping while the other side’s unwrapping and the tape is strapping fingers to … Continue reading Christmas Wrapping
Writing Wrinkles, and Random Ramblings 