Turn the World Around, Part 32
Chapter 27 As a kid, I saw every episode of the Muppet Show, most of them more than once, most of them again as a teenager, and a third time as a father with my kids. It had never occurred to me...
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“It’s a variation on the original magic that made you Santa. A little different, a little more focused.” The booth hummed, an oscillating pitch putting Santa in mind of 1970s science fiction. Lights...
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A little late as I apparently I just saved a draft instead of setting up an auto-post. If you’ve been waiting for a little denouement, I’m sorry. But here it is. Chapter 30 Heart is of the river Body...
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Frank stopped at the bottom of the gangway, turning to look down at the man he’d looked up at for most of his career, the man he still looked up to. “How did I let you talk me into this again?” Santa...
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Santa crept through the bare tunnel, toy sack slung over his shoulder. The colonists hadn’t spent much mass on luxuries or decoration. Out here, he had a hard time believing anyone would want to live...
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“That’s going to take some getting used to.” Eugene stared at Santa as the big guy strapped his skinny frame into the only seat on the Sled that fit him. “What is?” Santa fought with the straps,...
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