Extract from
Home for Christmas
by
Jan Ruth
Excerpt from the story Jim’s Christmas CarolMaybe she imagined no one could see her behind that flimsy curtain, but when the sun was sinking behind the house, her naked form was perfectly visible. Like those silhouettes of dancing women at the beginning of a Bond film. They always repeated them at Christmas, didn't they? He watched that stuff with his dad.Christmas at home doing naff things with your parents was one of the essentials, wasn't it?It meant you got to moan about it to your mates whilst secretly enjoying it and posting random pictures of your mate's sister's starter bra on Facebook.The Cardiff train was early so he loitered on the station steps, hoping to catch an eyeful from the house of ill repute across the road, and wondering whether to text his dad. Then a few minutes later, something happened that he wished he could erase from his memory.The door opened, and his dad came out. He seemed preoccupied for a few seconds, then marched back inside and left the door swinging.
Had he just imagined that? What the hell was his dad doing in there?
An
emotive trio of stories with festive themes from the Welsh Mountains of
Snowdonia.
Rudolph
the Brown-Nosed Reindeer
Rick isn’t looking forward to his
lonely corporate Christmas, but it’s the season of goodwill and
magic is in the air.
An
off-beat love story. It’s time Rick wore his heart on his
sleeve, or is it too late? Lessons in love from an unlikely source.
Jim’s Christmas Carol
Santa
and Satan pay a visit. One brings presents, the other an unwelcome presence.
Paranormal
reality. Jim’s played with fire it’s time he got his comeuppance, but from who?
Home
for Christmas
Deck
the halls with boughs of holly. Fa la-la la-la, la-la la-la. Tis the Season to
be jolly…
Romantic-comedy.
Pip might accidentally find her true vocation, but the folly of her fibs are
about to catch up with her.
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Jan Ruth lives in
Snowdonia, North Wales, UK.
This ancient,
romantic landscape is a perfect setting for Jan's fiction, or simply
day-dreaming in the heather. Jan writes contemporary stories about people, with
a good smattering of humour, drama, dogs and horses.
As well as
self-publishing several short works, she is also published by ACCENT PRESS.
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