Tag Archive for Christmas

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 Christmas Present

Looking back, I feel like I had a pretty good childhood. Every summer, my folks would take my brother, Jimmy, and me to the Rockies. It took us days to drive there, but we didn’t care. We got to stay…

The Hounds

note: this is another edition of Fanfic Sunday. Today’s story looks at a an unknown tale from the making of the Christmas Classic A Christmas Story. I hate Ralphie. I mean, who does he think he is? And why do people…

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…

The Cabin

I drove up here a couple weeks ago to “get away from it all,” which in my world means I needed to get away from all the calls from people saying “I’m so sorry for your loss” and “Your family…