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A frightened child with only one person he can turn to, a prison where everybody gets the gifts they need, a bird that has an important message for a weary family, the darkest of murderers seeking redemption in the snow - these and other stories of the macabre are here to delight and chill the... read more
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“No, Mr. Hope. This wasn't a guy in a suit. He was the real Father Christmas. Saint Nicholas himself. Except he wasn't any kind of saint.”
Carol Linwood, in Unwanted -
“No, it's my real name. My mother was a very religious woman, but she had a good sense of humour too. She told me I was hard in the making, even harder in the bringing out, so when I finally arrived she had her day of rest. And she named me Sunday.”
Sunday, in Day of Rest -
“Ain't it funny how you still gate the same old favourites? Wallets and ties. Even though you ain't got a red cent or a short that buttons all the way to your neck.”
The trusted prisoner, in Merry Mr. Kent
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Christmas: The season of goodwill is subverted in how it revolves around the exchanging of gifts and values
- Holidays: Describe this theme.
- Gifts and Giving: You can't have giving without taking
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Damo Says: Stories by Damien Kelly: Author's site
- Clarion Publishing: Clarion Publishing, home of the Monico imprint.
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