NOT ALL SANTAS

NOT ALL SANTAS

I still believed in Santa until he took off his red outfit that time and hurt me – my own Pa – but this year I couldn’t face Christmas again so I packed my bag and quit

I almost didn’t get into Brad’s truck when I saw his Santa hat, but I was more afraid of Pa catching me, so I chanced it.

Then Brad stopped at this diner and bought me dinner and I thought, Here it comes – payment time, but he just showed me photos and talked about what he’d bought for his kids.

Not all Santas are monsters after all.

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Finding a Christmas story to fit the photo prompt wasn't easy this year, but I've managed it. Also if you scroll down you will find a slightly longer Christmas story I wrote at the weekend. 

Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers on her blog  https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/, from whence you can follow the link to read how other writers interpreted Roger Bultot's photograph.

Please leave comments on my stories before you go, and I wish you all a very Happy Christmas, and Happy Holidays to those of different faiths or none.

DEAR SANTA

SEND AN AGENT!

Out for my walk on the back road today

My mind was a blank - I had nothing to say –

The editing’s done but there’s no time to play –

Find an agent!

Immediately every excuse raised its head –

The print in the Yearbook is too small to read –

And for over-strained eyes too much screen-glare is bad –

Where’s the agent?

Procrastination’s the curse of our craft

And reading those guidelines is too much hard graft –

But to hope they’ll come looking is simply plain daft –

Get an agent!

Two books I have written are ready to go

But the Christmas deliveries are bound to be slow –

Dear Santa – along with the gifts and ‘Ho-ho!’

Send an agent!