Santa? Seriously?
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When the Santa the store has booked shows up drunk, the six foot six, 240 pound, red-bearded Jewish giant is forced to stand in. Ivan isn’t happy about the idea, but there’s one compensation -- the diminutive Skip Mueller, an out-of-work actor who’s been hired as one of Santa’s elves. Skip comes to Ivan’s rescue, coaching the big man through his dealings with the children.
Ivan becomes an instant celebrity, and when a permanent replacement Santa is found, the store’s customers demand Ivan’s return. Will there be a special Christmas gift this year for a certain Jewish Santa and his special elf?
Terry O'Reilly
Terry O’Reilly is a retired school teacher living a quiet life in the Midwest with his three dogs and his horse. He began writing several years ago at the urging of a friend and fellow author. He has books available through several publishers, including Amber Allure Press, Aspen Mountain Press, eXcessica Publishing, and JMS Books LLC. Writing has become an important part of his life, allowing him to explore his own thoughts, needs, and feelings, as well as learn about other cultures and eras as he researches his stories.
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Santa? Seriously? - Terry O'Reilly
Santa? Seriously?
By Terry O’Reilly
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Santa? Seriously?
By Terry O’Reilly
Ivan Tykovsky stood with arms crossed over his chest, watching the crowds of shoppers as they streamed into Hinkleman’s Department Store. It was early morning, the day after Thanksgiving: the day traditionally known as Black Friday. The day was so named because a good profit on this day signaled a successful shopping season, keeping the retailer’s financial ledgers in the black.
For Ivan, it was Black Friday for quite a different reason. This was supposedly the official start of the holiday shopping season. Of course the monotonous, repetitive Christmas music had been playing in the store for the entire month of November, much to Ivan’s displeasure. It was supposed to subliminally tempt shoppers to spend, spend, spend. But to Ivan it was an irritation. It was just another reminder he was now deep into the season he hated most of all.
Hated might be too strong a word. It was not that he despised Christmas per se. It was just that it made his job even harder. Ivan was a plainclothes security guard. The