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.

The Santa-Verse
by Lester D. Crawford

Every Santa is real. I know. I’ve met them.

I invented a transdimensional door. I opened it. A red and green and silver and gold Christmas dragon wearing a Santa hat fell through. He was angry because taking him from his Earth was ruining Christmas.

His Santa Ring’s distress signal summoned more Santas from the Santa-Verse, Santas of every type and species. Chaos ensued. I was sure I would be crushed.

Our Santa brought order by returning the others to their Earths.

He told me to stop making transdimensional doors.

I think, instead of a door, I’ll make a window.

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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 2023: The Stories.