Holidays Stories

13th of December – Season 2  Growing up with a legendary racing father, Beatrix Honeycomb had learnt how to tell the difference between having skill and having talent. In fact, it was this ability that made her realize that no matter how much she knew about motorsport, she was not destined to be a driver like her father. Fortunately, she'd figured this out by the age of 18 so that by the time she went to varsity, she knew...

I always forget how cold it gets When we enter into December I’m freezing you can bet Missing the heat in September Now we enter into enjoying fires Sipping cocoa with whipped cream Snuggling in blankets before we retire This is feeling like a dream Gearing up for Christmas Day Shopping for this festivity Santa getting ready on his sleigh Enjoying the Christmas nativity Caroling with singing songs Helping the hungry and t...

“Mommy,” his small voice was shaky as he stood in the doorway of his mother’s room. As she did most nights, Simone had fallen asleep sitting up with her back against the wall, surrounded by a sea of open text books and study notes. She heard the call but it was lost in the midst of a dream and the beautiful cries of violins. The dress she wore swayed as she danced. The tall, dark haired gentleman that wooed her lowered hi...

12/05/10 Santa's workshop is as busy as can be All the elves working frantically. Christmas day is almost here, and the toys Must be ready for the Christmas cheer. The elves have but one thing in mind And that’s to get the toys made in time. All year long they are making these toys And they play like all girls and boys. For every 500 toys they make They could swim in the indoor lake. They have picnics and outdoor games An...

(footnote) 2100 years ago a band of Jews defeated the Greek army And drove them off their land, reclaiming the holy temple In Jerusalem and rededicating it to the service of god. when they sought to light the temples menorah They found only a single cruse of olive oil that escaped contamination by the Greeks. Miraculously the one day supply lasted eight days. The sages instituted the festival of Chanukah To publicize thes...

When I was a child, I lived with my mum, dad and baby sister. It was quite hard going, as dad had a stressful job in the police force and mum was mostly busy with the baby. So, I used to look forward to going to stay with my great grandparents. When we moved house (the first of many times as it turned out) and I changed schools, I was delighted because although it wasn't all that far from our last home, we were closer to...

“Another day, another end to the work week,” I said to myself as I sat in traffic on a cloudy Friday afternoon, impatiently waiting for the upturned SUV and three other vehicles to be cleared so that I and the several other cars can go through. “I fucking hate rush hour. Whoever invented it needs to get shot and dragged along the expressway while tied up to someone’s tailpipe.” Letting out a few more curses, I turned on t...