This is last year’s story, and as such, I’ve actually got a fairly clear memory as far as where it comes from. The idea came to me first – what if a supernatural being of some sort went with Santa as a sort of “ride along”? Why would Santa need him? Heck, I covered a great reason for that back in Santa’s Odyssey. But why would he agree to do it? I needed a real motivation for my main character, and it took me quite some time to figure it out. The first half of this story came along in fits and starts because I didn’t have the why. But when I figured it out, when I KNEW why he would go along with it, the rest of the story just flowed like egg nog. 

This, too, is a story from the world of the Curtain. Of course it is. The main character is a monster…of sorts.

Christmas 2022: The Release

And thus we come to the end of the Ghosts of Christmas Stories past! I hope you’ve enjoyed this little retrospective, and I hope you’re ready for a little more. Because tomorrow we’re gonna debut this year’s all-NEW Christmas short story, “Good Choices.” See you then!