The Edge of Christmas—a Christmas Story
What if it was the last ever Christmas?
Nicarusmas—a Christmas Story
a story from The Edge of Christmas “What if Father Christmas flew too close to the sun?” ut just supposing you wanted to, how would you do it?” The taller, greying man gripped his shovel as the exposed island wind cut into his thick robes. He gazed up into the sky where the clouds permanently…
The Christemas Tree—a Christmas story
a story from The Edge of Christmas “What if the magic of Christmas was really a curse?” HERE WILL NOT BE A FOURTH TIME, KING.” The music stopped. The dancers cooled their heels. Even the children hushed and stared at the willowy-white pole of a man as he stood raging at their leader. Only the…
Orry and Dice—a Christmas Story
a story from The Edge of Christmas “What if Father Christmas killed your sister?” rry stopped seeing magic the night Santa killed his little sister. For seven years, three hundred and sixty-four days, twenty-three hours and seventeen minutes he had seen magic everywhere. He saw it in the forest at the bottom of the garden.…
The Forgotten—a Christmas Story
a story from The Edge Of Christmas “What if Father Christmas forgot someone?” here is a house just out of sight, a house built upon a bend in the road, which cannot be seen from the north as surely as it cannot be seen from the south. In the summer, the trees around grow thick…