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A Warm Christmas Eve
This was my Christmas story for 2023.It was just after 8:00 PM Christmas Eve in Old Town, and it was a balmy 67 degrees. The local meteorologist said it was the warmest Christmas Eve on record, topping the previous high by five degrees, but no one seem worried about climate change. Everyone just wanted to take advantage of the nice weather ( Read more... ) -
Cake for Christmas
This was my Christmas story for 2022.Jason glanced over at the Bundt cake cooling on the wire rack. The smell of cinnamon, cloves, and other spices took him back in time, standing in his Mother’s kitchen while she cooked and baked the Christmas dinner. All it needed now was the icing. He placed a small saucepan on the stove and set the burner on ( Read more... ) -
How to Write A Christmas Story?
“Whatcha writing, Dad?”
“I’m writing a Christmas story to send to your grandparents. They wrote me a story every Christmas while I was growing up, and I thought it might be fun to write one for them.”
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Nollaig
This is my Christmas tale for 2020.Scott walked into the familiar clearing amidst the thicket of oak and pine trees. He pulled his smartphone out of the right pocket of his winter coat. It was three minutes before midnight on Christmas eve. He exhaled a sigh of relief, his warm breath misting in the cold December air. Unshouldering his backpack ( Read more... ) -
Ending the Year on a Good Note
Here is the Christmas story I wrote in 2012, which was the prequel for this year's Christmas story.A ragged cheer arose from most of the passengers as the Airbus jet landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Chuck just shook his head and smiled. A blizzard in the Midwest had turned what was originally a three-hour flight from Denver ( Read more... ) -
If there is anyone left on LJ reading this...
I will likely be looking at switching over to DreamWidth. -
Zip Zap Zop No More
On a sad note this Christmas Eve, the Zip Zap Zop Games store at the Eastport Plaza Shopping Center in southeast Portland will shut its doors for good at midnight tonight. The only locally-owned video game store in the Portland area, David Anders opened the store in 1987, and it quickly became the place to buy games for your Nintendo Entertainment ( Read more... ) -
Christmas Coal
As he walked out of the Armory Metro station, an icy blast of wintry wind greeted Laurence Williams. It was 6:25 AM on the 26th of December, the day after Christmas, and Old Man Winter had made himself home in the Washington, DC area. The temperature had not risen above the freezing point for the past six days, but at least it had stayed dry. ( Read more... ) -
RIP Roy "Doc" Halladay
One of the best pitchers I ever saw in my lifetime. Prayers go out to his family, friends, and his many many fans.