Twas the night after Christmas, when all through the houseblood was dripping and pooling in puddles far more than an ounce.Ears were hung down the staircase with care,in hopes of exposing his parents’ sins bare. The bodies were scattered by parts through the homestead,visions of torment danced in my head.And Mama in her nighty, Dad…
Tag: Christmas
The Stuffed Stocking
The turkey was in the oven. Why they were having turkey was beyond him. It was Christmas Eve, and everyone knew ham was the definitive Christmas meal. Not turkey. Everyone except her. She also didn’t know that the antipasto started at five, served properly – not buffet style, and dinner was at six. She had…
Alice’s Christmas Gift
It was truly the most wonderful time of the year for Alice. She loved the music, the cheer, the food, and most of all, the snow. Nothing filled her heart with more cheer than driving through nearby neighborhoods with Christmas music reverberating through her windows and her heart, chain smoking her Virginia Slims, watching the…
Me & Simon
The sleet wrapped against the window sounding more like an injured monster dragging it’s broken bits along the paved path outside. Minus myself and Simon, my loyal polar bear, we’re alone in the house. We’re not supposed to be, but the babysitter cancelled due to the weather and Mom had to go to work. She…
A Baker’s Delight
Ten years of crafting her renowned brownies Remi knew the recipe by heart. As it was, her heart had been broken. In the past eight months her chocolate chips cookies had baked to the consistency of burnt jelly. Her banana bread, which had been given an additional 30 minutes in the oven, came out with a…