Holiday
Whisking Up Christmas
Snow fell in soft, lazy flakes outside the frosted window of Bella’s Bakery. Inside, the air was warm and inviting, filled with the mingling aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg, and freshly baked bread. Claire, the girl behind the counter, wiped her flour-dusted hands on her apron as she glanced at the clock. It was a few minutes past six, and the shop was nearly empty, save for a few last-minute customers picking up Christmas Eve treats.
By Adarsh Khareabout a year ago in Fiction
361 Memoirs of Eddie H. Christ, Jesus' Little Brother—"Come in Peace"
So let’s see. The Christmas star was so mysterious that no one would've guessed the real truth. There was that supernova theory, for which we can be thankful that we have stuff like Cesium in us—and iron doesn’t hurt none either. And then there are all the comet theories; there’s the hypothetical conjunctional conglomeration of three planets in the constellation Pisces.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
359 Christmas Eve and the Suspension of Disbelief
"Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 19:14 Is Christmas only for children? If you think so, you have lost some important hard-wiring in your brain. You're less human.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
Farewell To an Interesting Year
”it was indeed an interesting year my good man.” Turning his cataract ridden eyes to his drinking companion, the old man sighed. “That it was my friend. That it was indeed.” Picking up his tumbler of Ancient Age he took a sip of the whiskey and looked around the bar. There were a fair number of patrons in attendance despite it being New Years Eve. A group of young people sat at a nearby table talking about sports, politics, sex, and work between bouts of searching the internet for drivel on their cell phones. Probably checking the latest Tik Tok challenges or insulting someone on Facebook, he thought drily. A group of men about mid forties pounded on the bar as they watched a football game on the huge overhead screen.
By Andrew C McDonaldabout a year ago in Fiction
357 Memoirs of Eddie H. Christ, Jesus' Little Brother: Road Trip
The Star of the Magi had provoked astronomical speculation for centuries—well, among Christian astronomers. Some have theorized that it was a nearby supernova. Jesus explained that it wasn’t, because the resulting gamma ray burst—whatever that was—would have wiped out the world. So, probably not.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
