Writing Prompt: “You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry. You'd better hide, and not make a sound. The great forges of the North Pole roll like thunder. Great beasts are yoked to their sleighs. Proud evergreen forests groan, fall, and crash. Bells toll across the globe. Santa Claus is coming to town.” “Papa! Papa!”... Continue Reading →
Hello Internet! I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy. I'm very happy that there is good news of a vaccine on the horizon and people in the United Kingdom are already getting vaccinated. It will probably take some time before the general public here in the US becomes vaccinated, but I’m happy that... Continue Reading →
Daniel and Nicole sat together on the couch in their apartment wrapping the final presents for their child, Oliver. They did this as quietly as possible as not to wake him. It was Christmas Eve and a few hours earlier, Oliver was bouncing off the walls in excitement for Christmas Day. His parents sent him... Continue Reading →
Prompt: "It's Christmas Eve 2038. The world has been destroyed due to nuclear war, but Santa, being immortal, has survived, and plans to deliver presents to the few remaining humans locked in their fallout shelters." Up above the surface, the air was green and small bits of ash and dust rained down from the... Continue Reading →
You can read Part 1 Here, Part 2 Here, and Part 3 Here Chris and Martha spent a lot of time together over the next few years. Chris would come and visit the same day every year. Sometimes Chris and Martha would walk through the snow-covered forest near Martha's village or spend time on her... Continue Reading →
You can read Part 1 Here and Part 2 Here Martha waited day after day for Chris's return. She waited through the rest of long, cold winter, through the new bloom of spring, the scorching hot of the summer, and the encroaching chill of fall. Eventually the winter came again with a whole new... Continue Reading →
You can read Part 1 Here Martha starred out the window day after day for weeks, but no sign of this mysterious man. She even traveled to the frozen lake (against her parent's will) to check it out. She looked and looked but could not find Chris. A little bit of her thought she... Continue Reading →
Snow covered the ground and came down in big, wet flakes covering everyone and everything. Three children stood by a large frozen lake which froze over every winter. The two boys stood by themselves discussing something as the third child, a girl, emerged from the tree line and started making her way over to the... Continue Reading →
Hello Internet! It's been a little while since we last talked. I was planning on having new pieces published this week, but time got away from me. Some of you may have gotten a sneak peak at one of my upcoming Writing Prompt Pieces on Friday when it published even though it wasn't supposed to.... Continue Reading →
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