Islands of Light
by Lester D. Crawford
His head drooped. His wings sagged. The Christmas Dragon’s iridescent red and green and silver and gold faded as grief enveloped him. People had chosen hate and fear, oppression and ignorance, and darkness so deep, there may be no escape.
Nevertheless, scattered throughout the darkness were islands of light where people resisted, where people strived to keep the spark of civilization alive, where people prepared for the day when they restored civilization.
The darkness wouldn’t discourage the Christmas Dragon. For the islands of light, he would do as he has always done: spread a message of joy, love, and hope.
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I have a tradition of writing a 100-word Christmas story for the Advent Ghosts Flash Fiction Challenge run by Loren Eaton of the I Saw Lightning Fall blog.
If you wish to explore other people’s stories, check out Advent Ghosts 2024: The Stories.
Beautiful story. Wishing you the best of holidays!
The Dragon Whisperer delivers again, just like he always does.
Another Christmas cracker from Mr Crawford.
Thank you, Lester.
I love the ongoing dragon mythos you’ve created here over the years, Lester.
I enjoyed your story, Lester, and so glad to hear you are still writing! I am still painting! – Peggi Erickson