Ho, Ho, Jolly Ho!

by Eustace Ngarrun Black

Preface

This was initially written for a 100-word story competition.


My white hair and beard, I can't help. The round belly, perhaps. The red shirt, I admit, was a mistake.

I didn't know my new neighbour had moved in, and worse yet...

“Look, Mummy! Santa!” screeched thirty pounds of unrestrained, dirty boy. I noticed most of my plants were shredded wherever he'd reached through the fence.

From bad beginnings, it's escalated. Ignore him as I might, Kid's taunted, thrown things, and damaged my garden whenever he can.

Okay. I guess I can be Santa. This paint set that I’m wrapping has a big tube of red that never washes out...



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