Lyn Elkind

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“A Christmas Tree's Journey ” by Lyn Elkind

Submitted to Contest #281

The back corner of the parking lot was crowded, cold and dark. It was freezing out here! We are all shivering and there is this moron yelling “Ho, Ho, Ho” between coughing at the ever-present exhaust settling over us. I heard rumors about this place, nothing substantiated of course, but unsettling, nonetheless.The streetlight gave off a blueish glow. Since the town switched to sodium lamps to save money, everyplace had a Channukah glow, ironic in December when red, green, and gold were the colors du jour since Thanksgiving. “Dad, Dad, what a...

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I am a retired medical provider who always wanted to write creatively.