The last Christmas trees in the bin stood gazing around. They were barer by the day, dry as the Gobi, … More
Category: christmas
The Sorrow of the Christmas Tree
All dressed in her best baubles and bells, the Christmas tree rowed out onto the still, black lake. She dipped … More
You Smell of Smoke
It’s snowing out. A few weeks before Christmas Day. You’re shopping for presents. A scarf, red like something burning to … More
The Baby Apollonia
Christmas Eve on the bridge, and a star in the north, blazing behind the fog. God looked down into the … More
The Orange Bulb and Mama
The beagle slept at the bottom of the bed, on top of the little girl’s covered feet. She was warm … More
seanpatrickwhiteley 