“That” was a man in the same Santa suit I’d seen him wearing upstairs. His eyes, how they twinkled as they continued not to blink. His cheeks were like roses (or rather the blood drying upon his cheeks was) and his nose was like a cherry . . . a large, crushed black cherry. A twist of his head — more specifically the odd angle at which it lay against his shoulders — soon gave me to know St. nick had nothing to dread. Not this Christmas Eve, not the next. He was as dead as the toy department of Macy’s on Christmas morning. (pg. 181, “The Long Winter’s Nap” by Rupert Holmes in Christmas at the Mysterious Bookshop edited by Otto Penzler)
I’m really enjoying this collection so far.
Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along. The rules are easy and I only cheated a little. Grab your current read, open to a random page, and give us two teaser sentences. Remember, no spoilers.
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I borrowed my copy from the library and the above is my honest opinion. I am an Amazon and IndieBound affiliate.
I’ve seen this several times while I’ve been wandering around Amazon. It sounds like it may be good although I’m not fond of collections. I sure like the cover though- it catches my attention each time.
Rather a morbid Christmas story I guess.
I didn’t follow the exact rules but I have a reason
here’s my teaser.
Tossing It Out
Lee
I love Christmas stories!
oh my gosh, that sounds morbid and interesting at the same time lol
I’m so jealous right now I can hardly speak 🙂