HAPPY RELEASE DAY!!
Whispers of Winter holiday anthology which includes my romantic comedy short story, The Great Fruitcake Bake-off.
“I’m not entering
this year.” I pinned an unbreakable stare on Bethany, my co-worker and
long-time friend who lived in the same apartment complex as me. Standing firm,
I crossed my arms. “Period.”
We'd arrived early
for work and were piddling over coffee in her cubical like we always did before
diving into the nuts and bolts of company business. She rolled her eyes in the
“I'm so not believing this” fashion and tweaked the Santa garland decorating
her cube's walls. “Why not, Samantha? You should be proud to be the five-time
winner of The Great Fruitcake Bake-off. You're a-a”--her words trailed off as
she searched the ceiling for the ultimate in descriptive--“legend.”
I
dropped my arms to twitch my black skirt in place, then I tucked my
shoulder-length hair behind my ear. I let loose a long exhale, “Is being a
legend in the fruitcake world a good thing?”
“What’s your point?”
Bethany asked.
“Alright already,
it's exhausting. Finding the perfect recipe, then bake and exhibit it. The
tension comes close to killing my holiday enjoyment. Besides”-–I shoved my
finger in her direction—-“shouldn't the love be spread? Shouldn’t somebody else
win the Bake-off?”
“Oh,
by golly, Sam.” Bethany's hands covered her eyes. A few seconds passed, then
she clasped them to her chest, inhaled, and composed her annoyance before
saying, “We're talking fruitcake here. It's not groundbreaking like-like the
Declaration of Independence. Or the Pyramids.”
Find this one and many other great stories at:
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/whispers-of-winter-nicole-morgan/1129416841?ean=2940161939208/
1 comment:
I'm analyzing holiday anthologies like Boughs of Evergreen and many others for my college essay review https://www.writemyessayfast.ca where I made a quick research on the topic. Romantic comedies and dramas are also on my list.
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