Tag Archive for Christmas Eve

The Shopper

“Tug!” I’d only just stepped through the door when the my friends’ chorus greeted me. They’d already commandeered the table in the back, just like always, so I headed that way. Chuck gave me a nod and smile from behind…

The Bar

The bell above the door jingled and Dave looked over. It wasn’t her. Just two more couples looking for some Christmas Eve cheer. They saw some more twenty-somethings at a large table in the back and joined them, everyone hugging…

The Cookies

When I was a kid, my brother and I always left out cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve. I guess we weren’t the only ones to do that and weren’t the last either. Certainly, I’ve passed on the tradition to…