Stories tagged “holiday”

  • The Holiday

    Just imagine my surprise to hear that Tosh had gone away on holiday, leaving only a trail of lies and deceit in his wake. Bitterness welled up inside of me as I questioned his motives in all this, wondering how he came to steal my heart as swiftly as h...

    • Author: drob
    • Posted almost 3 years ago.

  • The Gift

    James’ hand slipped into his pocket once more as he walked briskly through the dusk. Smiling to himself, he fingered the brown-paper package, gently poking at the bulge made by the tortoiseshell combs wrapped inside. He could already see the look...

    • Author: jesteram
    • Posted almost 3 years ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • Christmas with Socrates

    I sat back in my chair listening to the fat guy with the shirt advertising “Socrates Plumbing” next to me bark into his phone. The bus rolled down an exit ramp that merged into an empty Route 50 west. East-bound traffic was backed up for mi...

  • ANP-day Reminders

    “The mask is too tight. It presses in against my head. And the lenses are filthy.” I slammed the old gas mask into the trash can. My mother fished it out immediately and handed it back to me. “You said the same thing last year but you...

  • I'm Worried About Santa...

    I answered the phone and there was heavy breathing. “Santa, is that you again?” There was just some mumbling, but the area code on my phone was definitely the North Pole. “I heard about your tachycardia, that and how the doctor put yo...