Tag: Christmas

• Ebenezer’s Haunting

  

  “Ha! You’re dead. And I’m not. And that is my final word to you,” said Scrooge.

  Andrew Whalan

  December 1, 2021

  Stories

  Christmas, Fiction, Flash Fiction

• Not the Naughty List

  “Get back to work,” a fat voice bellowed. Sherry Wintersleigh yawned, stretched her arms wider and opened her eyes. “What, what, what,” she began. “He’s always like this,” whispered a passing elf. “But Christmas is…,” Sherry said. The shadow standing over her shook his finger at her. “You heard what I said,” bellowed Santa. “On […]

  Andrew Whalan

  December 24, 2019

  Stories

  Christmas, furiousfiction, microfiction, short stories, short story

• Reflect, Renew and Relaunch….Unwrapping My Secret Santa Blog

  Sometimes the best Christmas presents have more than one layer of wrapping! A few weeks ago I signed up for a secret Santa Blog. Much like the Christmas tradition, I’m given a name and then asked to write a blog for them. As well, I become the recipient of a blog written just for me. […]

  Andrew Whalan

  December 25, 2014

  Personal

  Blog, Christmas, Christmas presents, Christmas tradition, secret santa

• He Will Brighten Someone Else’s Day

  I hear a small voice behind me on the train. It belongs to a little boy. He wants to sit next to his mum. I hear her offering him a window seat opposite me next to their friend. Which he takes and his mother sits next to me. He has eyes that look straight at me. […]

  Andrew Whalan

  December 18, 2013

  Personal

  Apple, Christmas, Holidays, Home, Mother, Tooth