The end was approaching. The self-sufficient community that had been set up in times past was decimated. The only ones left were the old workers, the ‘elves’. Even they had begun the meticulous process of dying off. Morale at the workshop being what it was, Santa could only be grateful that – contrary to popular [...]
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Santa Claus’ Tribulation, part 3 of 3
Posted in Santa Claus' Tribulation on January 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Santa Claus’ Tribulation, part 2 of 3
Posted in Santa Claus' Tribulation on January 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The years were passing, and yet they still found Santa delivering toys long after many of the eight year-olds had stopped believing in him. The invisible leg irons that age had coupled to his ankles were also witness to his beard turning white and the steady increase of his weight. His wife, who looked at [...]
Santa Claus’ Tribulation, part 1 of 3
Posted in Santa Claus' Tribulation on January 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
(The real story of Santa Claus. Santa has feelings too, he goes through angst just like the rest of us…)
Santa Claus had been delivering toys from what seemed like time immemorial. He had first had the impression that there was something vaguely special about Christmas when he was a younger man who didn’t yet need [...]
