A Star for Christmas
By S.E. Batt
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Santa Claus takes up the challenge when a girl asks him for a star for Christmas, employing a few tricks up his red and white sleeve to get the job done. Can he make the girl's Christmas her best ever yet?
A free of charge, Christmas themed short story, totalling 1600 words.
S.E. Batt
S.E. Batt loves all things light-hearted and humorous. When he's not writing, he's playing video games, talking to other writers, and generally wishing he was writing. He's a proud member of the Forward Motion online writer's group, and sends all of its members a digital thumbs-up.
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A Star for Christmas - S.E. Batt
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A Star for Christmas
S.E. Batt
Copyright 2013 by S.E. Batt
Smashwords Edition
Table of Contents
1. Copyright
2. A Star for Christmas
3. Thanks
4. Other Works
5. Excerpt from Friend Ship
A Star for Christmas
One December, Annabelle asked for a star for Christmas.
Her parents weren't entirely sure what to do. First, they took her to a little convenience shop on the corner of their street, dug through the Christmas decorations they had packed into a corner, and brought out a star fit for the Christmas tree they had back home.
Annabelle shook her head.
Then, they went through all the star-shaped objects that Annabelle liked. The star stickers she received on a good piece of homework. The chocolates shaped like little stars that she sometimes ate by the bagful, representing a near-accurate model of a black hole in action. They even showed her a birthday card that she once received, which had a very pretty star on it wishing her a happy birthday.
Annabelle shook her head.
Finally, her parents resorted to actually writing to the movie actors, singers, band members and other celebrities they knew Annabelle liked. They took all the letters they got back that even remotely hinted at the possibility of a