Nance Mustly vs. tinsel

Just in time for your holiday revelry…
The preposterously monstrous Christmas tree lounged in the corner, moored by guy wires to keep it from spilling joy all over the maple-planked floor. The band of renown (or of disrepute, depending on your view) was set up haphazardly among the lower branches. They were just getting [...]

Jolly Uncle Sam

Samuel Chairstraddle hopped into his 1990 GMC Jimmy and cranked the engine.
“Please start; com’onnn…baby, START!”
{WRiii, WRiii, chik, chick, vwirrrrr, VROOM}
Sam crossed himself and looked up to where he supposed the heavens were; he blew a kiss. Resting his arm behind the passenger headrest, he backed quickly down his icy driveway — checking briefly for oncoming [...]